1: D4TE TIME C;:tOUft 20 December 1965 1-4. CONCL,USIOH ,/ 1. NUMBE-R OF OBJeCTS 5. LENGTH OF 03SeRVATION 15 mL~utes a~d still 6. TYPE OF Ol:lS!RVATION t t. B,_I!P SUMM.MlY AHD AH41. V.lll Observe~ sighted a round lar3e object. . .;hie~ was glo..;i:1g trith a:1 amber color. It s ot1et.iruea changed to ~'lhi te. '.l.hey 11te. e in ~or a.tion b u t they split up at times. No tail, C'~ound-Visual ( BX) trail, cr exhaust. No sonn~. It was going back a:1d .f()rth 7. couRse o 1er t h e giren ar:?~. in ver y f ast flight. Scmeti..'t.es bot-h r.10ved and s:)m'3t.i;r.es one mvved ~Thi.le the ot.!1e~ :Jtayed in plac~. n::t;i Goin.~ be.ck a.:1d fort~ not d isa;:>':::.e red 2-t t L":'te' o f r3co~.. Cbserver used b .:..iT.)culars. 9. PHYSICAL EVIDEHC! PN~ ecUti- of tJU t ..... F be ~a.M. : . UN CLASS I FltD OEPA~T.'~Nf OF THE ~IR FORCE ST ~FF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGi AF TI'l: 64cc (21 Dec 65) E/Jjp ACTION: 1-i~I-7 INFO: XOP-1, DE RUWHKP3J15 3551915 FM POADS ADAIR AFS ORG TO RUWGALE/ ADC RUWHBH/25 AI~ DIV MCCHORO AFB WASH RUCOSQ/A l.i TECH INTEL CENTER '.';RIGHT PATTERSO~ AFB OHIO RUEAHQ/HQ USAF RUEAHQ/SECRET ARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH UNCLAS POOOC- I 13083 DEC 65o Fffi AFCI~-HQ USAFt SAFOt .. SEffiETARY OF THE A IR FORCE .. UFOa REPORT. THE FOLLO'NI~G UFOB REPORT IS SUBMHTEO . PART lo 1.. SHAPE -R Cu ''0 OR OVAL Page l o f Lt 2o SlZE-ABOUT THAl OF A GOOD SIZE BASKETBALL EVEN AT THE DISTANCE OF 18 ~'IlLES <APPROX)o 3o GLQ!.'IED '~'ITH .. 13ER COLrJR; "LIKE COAL S l N A F !RE SO~.~EfH.:ES UNClASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAfF MESSAGE BUNCH INCOMiftG MESSAGE Page 2 o.f 4 CH ~NGED T u .'1:-i IT E"., 4~ AT LEAST TWO C2) SOMETIMES THREE C3)o PAGE 2 R lJ~H,(P 0015 UNCLAS 5o FORMATIC~: FLY FORMATION BUT CO SPLIT AT TJ\lES WITH ONE STiLL TH~ OTHER ;.iQV lNG HIGH SPEED~ 6o D ISTftNC~ TOO FAR <APPROXIMATELY 18 Mio) FOR DISCERNIBLE FEATURES CR O~T All S,. 7~ NO TAIL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST 9Q SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO LAND AT 0240Zo 1~ GlANCED UP TOWARD SNO'!/ PEAK MOUNTAIN AND NOT I CEO THE OBJECTS., 2o EAST NCRfHEAST DIRECTION FROM HOUSE AT ABOUT 15 DEGREES OF INCL I .'.JATION. 3. H/lD NOT D I SAPPEARED AT 2 1/ !J24l+Z. AtTER ABOUT 1e M I ~lUTES OF ~3SERVAT ION . 4. BACK Ai\0 FORTH OVER THE G I VDJ AREA IN VERY FAST FLIGHT BOTH m ONE 'NH IL: GT~2:R STAYED I N ONE PLACEo 5., D ID NOT OR l-AO NOT DISAPPEARED AT TI'~E iNFORMATION WAS BEiiIG TOLD~ 6" AT LE.a.ST Hl- 1? MINUTES OF S IGHTl\!G :3UT STILL PRESENr '. JHEII PHONE CONVER SAT I ON CC,'.1PL ET EO., AFHO 0-309C UNCtASSIFtED 1~ 03SERVED BY VISUAL MEANS 2o USED BINOCULARS. PAGE 3 RU'.'JHi(?~J15 UNCLAS UNCLASSIFIED DEPAJHMNT Of TH Ali FORCE ST ~FF MESSAGE BRANCH mCOMIHG MESSAGE 1. 18 MILES SSW SNOW PEAK MOUNTAIN IN LACOMB. OREGOM. CCUPATION: CHEVROLET DEALER -LEBANON, OREGON., 1o OBSERVER STATEn WX BRIGHT AND CLEAR ~VITH NO OVERCAST. AFHO 0-309C UN<tASSt FJ ED Page 3 of 4 UNCLASSJ FlED D!PARTMEHT Of THE AIR FORCE STAff MESSAGe BUNCH INCOMING MESSAGE Pag_e 4 o f 4 CEIL J ~IG ASOVE NSL. 50 09FT. VI SQ 7M I, Cl OUiJ COVER -OVER CAST .. NO THUI\DERSTORMS. .'JHKP"015 UNCLAS TEMP GRAD lENT INVERSION 5$3&433 : SUNSET 003!;.Z PART Ho NONE PART f ~ NONE PART J. -AT 0322 SEATTLE CENTER ADVISED PORTLAND AIR DEFENSE &::CT ffi OF THE PRESENCE OF THREE HIGH ALTITUDE JETS NEAR THE VI C J N !TY OF THE SIGHTING ANO AT AP?ROXI~A"TE:CY THE S-AME TIME --- . PART K. STAFF I NTELLIGENCE OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS PORTLAND AIR DEFENSE SECTOR. THE OBSERVER'S DESCRIPTION OF THREE OBJECTS AND.THE!R '( MOV8AENTS CL OS~LY COINCIDES WJTH JET TYPE MANUEVERS WHICH COUlD HAVE OCCUREO I~ THAT VICINITY AND WITHIN THE SAME TI:4E PERIODo F-5G PART Lo NONE BT NOTE: ADVANCE COPY DELIVERED DIA . U~CtASS1FJED