P OJECT 10073 RECORD i1 .. _ 9A IE. Tlt.I ,Gf<OU P : 3 . S\llJRCE 4. t-:\JMEICR o F oaJ ECTS ; ~. L ENG Ti-l OF OBSERVATION I 6. TYPE or= OBSERVATION v.c.\JuLiJ-, .::> L ? HYSICAL EVIDENCE 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSIO N I NSTJFFICIE-r.iT DA':'~. FOR EVALUAT I Oti 11. BRIEr SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The #itr.ess stated ~nat he observed a sliEh~ ly cigar shaped objec t , tha~ eppeared neta~lic, li:te silve r , wne n f lyir.g it ;;:ace s::;arp a n{Sles and disa;>pecred by goin; str~ight ~p. 7u0 center of ~he base ap~eared to be r e vo lving a nd reflec~ing sunl i ght. Total observation time was e i ght ~i~utes. FTC) SEP 6 3 0 329 (TOE} Pr.,vlou a d ltl,)l'l o ( thl f orm m :l h. u .. d . DEP/\RTMENT O F T H E AIR rORC HEADQUARTERS FOnEIGN TF.:r~NOLOC.Y DIVISION C Ai"'SC I wq i G HT.PATTFI'':>O"l A1'1 F"OnC.'-"Jo\..,;: O HIO 4 ) -I:S:I lP.O Observa~ion > 19' Jul; l.:JS8 Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which :ou reported to 1:.he Air Force. The i nformation 'Whi:::h we have ::-eceired i s not sufficient for a scientific investi gation. Reqnes t you :::omplete t he attached Ai' Form 117 and r e turn i t in the self- ~ddressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to ~ne Air For c e . .r-3CTOR '<i,lJr~T nu.~ Jr, Lt Colonel, US . .:.F :hiet, Aerial Phenomena O~fice Aerospace Tec~1ologies Division ?reduction Direc~orate AF Form 117 w/enve l ope II!PI.V TO 0'2'-'ARn,E:NT Qr:' THe A I?. ~ORCt: H.GAOOUA."Hf:.c"; ; '?REIGo'l 1 :..CHI'< OLD Y DII/I~ION ( Ar.3Cl WRIGHT-r>ATTEFISON AIR FORCE OASE. OHIO 4043~ UFO Ob.>~rvation, 18 July 1968 ro; Sil'lerton Police De:part:-.:ent Silverton, Oregon 97_31 1. The Aerial Phe!'lornena Office is ln receint of 3n unidentir'lecl flying ob.ject ( ill'O) r:!port from Oregon whi~h occ..:urred be tw-;en t<l't. Angl!.! :.md Silve:-"Lon. The s igh-r,j n g ,,;as m:~.de on 18 July 1963 at approximately 7 :37 .'~1", PIYr. 2 . 'l'he witness s"ta\.cd t.hat he observ~cl a sli3htly cigar shaped object, that. app~arr:!d metallic, like silver, ,.,.ben flying it :nade sharp an3J es and disappeared by goins straight up. The cent.::!r of the base apyear1d to be revolving and re:'lec1:.ing ::unlight. Total obsermticn tl::ne ~!?.S eight minutes. 3. Diti you receive Y ~eports of ~nus~al obj ts for this ua\.e? ~:e would apprecie.t':! yo:.1.r co:n.."!lents as to o. possible cause fo: T..his sighting . 1;. Tha..-!!C you for yorr :. ;sis tano.:e on this matte!". IIEC:i~ tquDiTA"NIL'Yi\ J Jr , Lt. Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office Self-Address=i er.v~lope Aerosp ace Technologies D:vision Production Directora~e ~ : i ~ "Pftlff' J'i l:1E ;\lR t1ACt SUfi ; f~Sf ~IU)fC~ i.iCOMlM6 !.l I ACT ION: R.DC-4 INFO: SAFOS- 3 , XOP- 2 , XOX-2, JCS/DIA- 1 (13) ADV CY JCS/DIA Sl3 B063PTTUZY1JIJJ Rl.J\th'1MJA2332 2002341-UUUURUE.FHQA9 FN 26 AIR DIV ADAIR AFS OREGON RlJ'illFIF/ FID WPAFB TDETR RLL FnQA/ CSAFSAFRO C RUEFH:M/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE I,YASH J) C SAF-01 UNQAS 260I N9 1~ FLAT S..IGKfL Y CIGAR SHAFEO 2. B JA~lA 3, i'~ETALLIC SILVER 6, cz:;iC:R OF BASE NAS REVOLVHrJ Ai'D Rt:FLECT H.G SUN....IGnT o u ;;?.'~ fitC1T Or 7:1~ .\JR iflRC~ mt:Oli!U46 : Jl~S 1. CDSSED FIELD OF VISION AS VIE'.~ERS tIADE A TLRN I N THEL"~ 3. 090 OEG SfRAIGHI UP 4. FLE\i SH~R P ANGLES, LEFT R lGrfi AN) UP 5" 1,rJEm OliT OF SIGHT SfRAIGI-tT ~? PART OJjIQ lo GiiD -VIS 2. NO AIDS 2o DAY (lf;ORN) 1. t'vit t',i~G!:L-SILVE?.TON 15 i'li E: SALE1'1, OHEUO~i !j ;;>,\tNE.~l Cf 11E :tlR fDftJ;t Si.ln Utss.\ii JAAAC>t t:-'COliiMG :J! ! H. Eo , SALEiYJ ORE, T 0 CCU P -AUTO FI NA NCI N:i N -SPdE P.DDRES~ PAGE 3 RLJ1N\IIMJA2332 UNQ..AS 1. '.1X \lAS U.EAR 2 , WI iDS -SUR FACE 010 AT 3 Ki S l ~Zll 26Zl AT 20 s~1 esiJ AT 15 ~ !L I~G -Q..EAR V ISIS !L lT Y -15 I'll O..OLD COV~ -OONE !-i.OUm:RSfORMS -mNE V:::rn ICPL TS'tJFERATURE GRADIE~ff -3 DEG F/10~0 FI STtlFF r~ESSAS'E :JAAJCCH l~JC~IM& ~3E.~&f PART H9 NONE. PART I. ~;o INTCPf ACT ION PART J .. NO BALLOON OR AIR TRAFFI C KWWN TO BE I N AREA() PART K. ARTHUR F. SHIFl.EfT, t"1AJOK, USAF, CHElF PAGE 4 RlJIJJIlMJA2332 UNQ.AS INTELL, HQ 26 AD. f'.Xl PrtEL 1'1 I ~A.H Y ANAL YS lS I S 0 F~ ED AS TO CAUSE OF SIGHT 1M3. THE SHAPE OF THE ObJr.Cf Am ITS ;IC:TALLIC Sll..VER COLOR St.XJGESTS A LIGHT AIR CRAFT, 101.1/E\JER, TrE SI1.ARP Alill.E TURNS Am STRAIGI{f UP MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE 1.1/0UI...D ~EGATE THIU THECJKYo P~i.RT L. 00 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHOTOS ETC.