PROJECT 10073 RECORD ~ :orth Bend AFS , Gr~gon (1 :d tn~ss) ~-~";IH:C E 10. CONCLUSION BALLOO~J (Hot i\ir) ' Nllt~BE R OF OSJECTS .'t. LENGTH OF Oo5!RVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 2~ minute~ { TYPE OF oss=~VATION li:-ound Visual Southwa:-d fs. PttOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVlDEHC~ Ob~ erver vlrt -:: dr:i ving POV westward when t\iO object~ w~re fol- ling in line, s~par .... ted by a distance equal to al'"'pro:niately 10-12 tj_mes th~ir own len~th. Both object~ were glowing ora e. Sequential flashing or blinking light~ were noted. ooj ects looked lik~ a flashlight through opaque orange pla~ tic of sorae kind. PreeeedinB night a h ot a~r balloon w~;s observed i.n t ile nrea. The description is consistent with that of a \Jalloon (!tot air) observation. f-TD SEP 63 0-327 (!:>E) Prnloua edltlo" or thle fonl'l may h. uud. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUAftTEftS tron;IGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION C A'GC) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AI" FOfltC& BASK. OHIO ~5433 1.7 March l967 UFO Observation , 14 Fc.:b 67 A'FS, Oregon 97459 Re:'erence your unidentified observation. 'lbe information vhich ve r.ave received is not sufficient for a scientific evaluation. Req.test you complete the attached Fl'D Form 164 and return it in th= envelope provid.ed. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. Jfl)SS C. MANA'PI', Colonel, USAF ector of Technology and Subsystems FTD Form 164 Y/envelope UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMIKJ OF THI All FOICI STAIP MISSAGI BIAHCII INCOMING MESSAGE ACTION: RDC-4 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFOS-3 NIN-7, JCS/DIA-1 (19) ADV CY JCS/DIA SMB B 0i6C2 Ci3V C 14 0 PTTU JAW R UNMBDF0004 ~48~0HJ-UUUU---RUEOHQA. P 18a00tQ FEB 67 FM 7 61 R AD AR S Q NOR T H BE t\0 A F S QR ~ G 0 t J T 0 R UN M FV A I AD C E NT A FB COL 0 RUEOFIF/FO~E IGN TECHNICAL 0 IV viR IGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUED HQA/HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC R u::0 HQA/SE C AIR tOR CE WASHINGTON 0 C RUIIPAA/UFO UNiVERSITY 0? COLO 30LLDER COLO FOR:AFREC HQ USAF: SAFO I S~C AIR FORCE. ROBERT LO'.V AT UFO, UFO REPO~i, UN IVERS lTV OF THE f0LLO,V~:':8 UrO REPO~T I S SLBMITTED: ( 2) HE AJ 0 r A 12 PE N NY NA ll ( 3) GL O'N I NG OR A t\GE. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSI flED DEPAITMINJ OF THE AIR FORCE STAIF MISSAGI BUHOI INCOMING MHSAGI (5) FOLLOWING IN-LINE, SEPARATtD BY A 0 I STANCE EQUAL TO A P FR 0 X 1 0-12 T I ME S T HE I R 0 ~V N L I ~ JG T H , CO -AL T I T LO E AGE 2 R U.\V30F~004 UNQ.AS (6) SEQUENTIAL FLASHirlS OR BLINKING LIGHTS ON BOTH, AT OR ~EAR THEIR BOTTOM E:::Gl. LIGHTS WERE NOT CONVENTIONAL AS '!/C. ~!IOU..D CUSTOMARL Y THINK OF T :-iE~.~, 8 UT APPEARED TO BE A ~usH BR IGHrEii SPOT i HAN THE REST OF THE OBJECT. LIGHT SOLRCE APPEARED TO BE WITHIN THE 03JECT Af,D GAVE MUCH THE SAME EFFECT AS BL l f;Klt\'G A FLASH_ IS!-iT TK~OUGH AN OPAQUE ORAr-\GE PLASTIC, WITH THE FL AS~IGHT BEING HELD A SLIGHT DISTANCE FROM THE PLASTICQ THE ~1~G L IGHTS, BEL IEVEO TO BE EIGHT IN NL.MBER FOf~ EACH OBJECT, OBSERVER IS UNABLE TO DTER INE WHETHER THE LIGHTS WERE C1) IN ONE BL INKlNG FiRST IN ONE 0 IRECT ION At{) THEN REVERSING At\0 3ACK 0~ T H~ SA',:E PLAt\1 t OR (2) BLINKING AHOUi\'0 THE PER I METER OF A CIRCle~ t:-:ICH, AT A O!STANCE,WOU_D GIVE MUCH THE SAME EFFECT. L IGKT S IN ONE 0 IRECT ION APPEARED TO BE VERY Sl.IGHTL Y 0 IM ER I NONE 0 IRECT ION, LEtJJ I NG CREDENCE TO THE LATTER OF THE TWO ABOVE STATED PO SS 15 IL IT IE S UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DIPAITMINJ Of THI All FOICI nAff MUSAGI BUHOI UICOMJNG MUSAGI C 9) SEE I A. ( 6) ABOVE. (i) C3SERVER WAS DRIVING POV WESTBOUf\0 WHEI~ OBJECTS MOVED NT 0 F I ELD 0 F V I S I 0 N. (2) 1}-12 DEGREES ELEVAT !ON, APPROX. 285 DEGREES AZIMUTH . 5 :::GREES ELEVAT 10 , A?PROX 195 DEGREES AZIMUTH ( 4 ) ,'.[J .. c:.. OBJECTS APPC::A.:O:ED TO MAI NTAIN SPEED, COL.RSE, ALTITUJE , Ar\0 SEP- f.?.AT ION < 5 ) J I SA P P E AR EO D UE T C L A C K 0 F VISIBILITY CAUSED BY WEATHER. 1/2 MI NUfES. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSJ flED DIP.UTMIMY Of THE All FOICI STAIF MISSAGI IWKH INCOMING MESSAGE E. 43 O::GREES 34 MINUfES NORTH 124 DEGI~EES 11 MINUTES 23 5 PAGE 4 R u;,:3uF0004 UNO.. AS (2) KLRT KENYA, t..T, 761 ~A.UAH SQ, NORTH BENJ f\FS, OREG. AD'.~ IN SV CS OFFICER. INA PPRO PR I ATE l 0 COMMENT AS OBSERVER I S R E PORT I NG 0 F F I C ER '( 1) ALTERNATE LIGHT RAIN, VI SIBIL ITY OF 8-10 MILES, C~ :LING ANJ HEAVY CLOLD COVERAGE ABOVE 2500 FT, WI~() UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSI FlED DEPAITMIN1' OF THE All FOICI STAff MESS"GI BWIOI INCOMING MUSAGI (4) 5 MILES <EXCEPT ION WILL BE TAKEN HERE AS THE LIGHTS OF THE CITY OF ~RTH BE~D < 1J MILES 0 I STANCE FROM THI S ST ATIO~D WERE VISIBLE AT TH~ TIME OF THE SIGHTING. PAGE 5 R IJ.~\.~ao F 0 Z 04 UNQ AS (6) W IOEL Y SCATTERED-ALL QUADHANTS <NO LIGHTNING OR THU~ER WAS OBSERVED I N THE AREA UNTIL THE NEXT MORNif\G) J. NO A :R TR AFF I C KNOWN -FAA CO NF IRMEO. . : K. KlRT ~:~!YA, 1ST LT, US.~F, AOfJ.IN SVCS OFFICER, 761 RADAR SQ, NORT H BEtil AFS, OREG. :J PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS IS OFFERED BY T H I S ST AT I 0 N. AFHQ .IAIUI 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED