.' 3. ~O!J~CE 10. COI'\CLUSIO:..J Ast=o (Capell:;.) Ci v:.lic.n UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE Page 1 of 4 ACTION: R00- 4 NFO SAFOS-, XOP-1, XOPX- 2 , DIA-1, NI N- 7 (19) ~ ... NIN/DIA PFTU JAW RU~OQXB0268 1992151-UUUU--RUEOHQA. fW 26 AIR OIV ADAIR AFS DREG TO Ruw::Fv;.; ;..DC RUCDGU/AIR T~CH INTEL CENTER t~IGHT PATTERSON AfB OHI O ZNR UUUUU RUEDYQI/ HQ t.:SAf WASHING TON DC RUEDhQA/SCi'ETARY Of THE AIR FCRCE WASHINGTON DC f ffi AFROC-H USAF: SAFOI -SECRETARY Of THE AIR f ffiCE. U FOS RC:PCRT. THE FQLC'f, I~JG UfGB REPORT IS SUBMI TTED. PART I . \\HIE~ ffiANGE UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 6. SAME I NTENSITY AS NffiTH STAR-APPEARED STARLIKE PAGE 2 R UA~<P5774 UNCLAS 1. l OOKED UP Page 2 of 4 3. 90 OEG ES ~HEN LAST VIE O, DI D NOT OBSERVE DISAPPEARANCE 4. APPEAR~O TO GO UP AND uC'/,:-J 5. UNKN O.V\1 6., 1 HOUR PLUS t/ AFHQ 0 -309C UNCLASSIFIED . UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 1. LEBANGN, OREGON 44-25N 122-35W 1. ROLAND HOKLAND, LEBANC.i'..J. _QRf_G_QtL(.PQLLC DEPT.) 2. THO AS J . ARMS, 1-/SGT, HQ 4625 SPT SQDN, ADAIR AFS, ORE PAGE 3 RU KP5774 UNCLAS 2. WINDS-SURFACE 21 DEGR::ES AT 5 KTS V ISIBILITY-15 CL OU D C OV E.R - 3 THUNDERSTO~MS -NONE VERTICAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT-SFC lf'.VERSION 10 UNCLASSIFIED Page J rJ f /., 2000 FEE. T, REST NORMAL SUNSET -954JZ PART H. NONE P AR T I o N Ol'i ~ UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE PART K. RC:PCRT PREPARED BY STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFF ICE.R 26 AIR PAGE 4 RU~HKP5774 UNCLAS DIVISIO~. Tn:: ~I LITARY OBSERV VSGT THO~AS J . ARMS COMWENTED Page 4 o;f 4 TO THIS OFFiCER THAT HE HAD ALSO OBSERVED WHAT HE BELIEVED TO BE THE SM.E 05JECT AS THAT StEN ar ~.R. ROLAND HOKLUND. SGT ARMS ALSO STATED THAT H~ CALLED THE SPACE DETECTION AND TRACKING CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT ECHO I WAS THi:N PASSING THROUGH THIS AREA OF OREGON. HE OBSERVED Th~ SATELLITE 1-.CNE\'ENT ETC AND COULD DISTINGUISH THE DiffERENCE BET~EEN ECHO I AND THt UNIDENTifiED OBJECT. IN THE OPINION OF SGT AR~S, THE OBJ~CT 06SERVED WAS PROBABLY A STAR WHOSE APPARENT WCV~"~'H 'AAS CAUSED cY TEt.'PERATURE 1:-J\'~RSiON. INASMUCH AS THE OBJECT h!S NOT DETECTED GN RADAR AND BECAUSE SGT ARMS ALSO STATED THAT IT ~XHIBITED THE SAWE INTENSITY AS THE NORTH STAR, I CONCUR WITH HIS A~ALYSIS, ARTHUR F. SHIFLETT, MAJOR, USAF, STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. PART L. NONE UNCLASSIFIED