PROJECT ~:,Q73 RECORD ~. L OCATION IV. C,j NCLUSION :-iSUr'FICIENT DAT1\ FOR EVALUATION 11. oR EF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS .. C F u~SERVATION . -, fi'c_ .;: OBSERVATION SEE CAS~ FILE FrfR~ oosf I NTL ~PRT I N ACCORDANCE WIT~ AFR 3~-17 130 F2~T LONG AND 6~ FEET ~0 TAIL QR EXHAUST 03SERVED, lJNCLASSifi EI) tr:lNCLA.SSIF lEO SLA~JT FRO\t1 NORTi1 TO SOUTH, (3) HOvER.a.Nu '1\.'\'-'. J~!' ; ;)\.!: 3rrTTt: AT i'3L: .~?PROXI~1AT.C.:LY 45 DEGREES TO THE SOUTH ' :, T.C::::; CONTINU:!:O FilOI'I JUST A:.lOV TKC:i:: TOP L!:VEL TO THt: R.lDUt::, C?) 0 OPTICAL AIDS USED, SE SD VERY RELIABLE. Get> W~AT~Sfi WAS CLEAR AND tl'"l"r' ~iQt N v MAJO~ VICTOR D. ROSS AIR RES~RV2 TcCHNICl N n I S nET i:LLlt\S OF THE UFO vl I Ih 1H2 DI STRICT ?LAT I NUl~, PU3LI SI TY :J ZN~ UUU '.!fJ I ' oil r]{ PTTU J~ta/ ~U,~:'-13VA9669 ~59~309-UUUU--RUWMFVA RUWMENA RUEDFIA RUE i:HQA .. FM ()39T~-i :~: :~RR G~ ?8RTLAND INTl APRT OREG ro RUWMFV~/4~C HQ ENT AFB COLO RtJSJFIA12TD WPAFB RuEDHg~/CSAF RUEDHQA/OSAF t~O. DOWNGRADE OUR MESSAGE CONFIDENTIAL MHA BOPS 00~8, MAR 67, FROM CONFIDENTIAL MHA TO SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED lAW AFR 80-17 PERSONAl INTERVIE,.aJ WITH SIX OTHER PEOPLE PR~SENT MOST 01'. TH~ .! .r1E, IN MENTIONED AREA, AFFIRM LARGE BLASTS OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN FOR PAST FIV~ WEE5. DISTRICT FOREST RANGER CLAIMS THEY ARE ALL "SONIC BOOMS", CTHERS CLAIM THEY ARE NOT BECAUSE OF DEEP GROUND SHA~l~; A~D CO~TI~UOUS ECHOES OFF SURROUNDING SLOPES. CORRECT FLIGHT PATH OF ?: :~D 03JECT TO PATH COMING FROM 110 DEGREES AND PROCEEDING TO 315 JEG PA3 E ~ ~U'.JMBV~9659 UNCL~.S s~zt:~. ALL ELSE RE~AINS SAME. HEAVY MELTING OF SNOW HAS WASHED r OUT ~OS! REPORTED TRACYS 3UT VA3UE R~MAINS STILL OBSERVABLE. JIST~I:T RANGER CLAIMS 3LM CLAIMS NO LARGE DEPOSITS OF MINERALS IN REGION. THERE IS A STRONG NOTE OF DISHARMONY BETWEEN THE DIST::<I.:7 FOREST RA.i2Zi !) THE GROUP OF MINERS INTERVIE\~ED. T HIS MINE THREE 5U8J2CT G OWN BUT THEY KNEW RIGHT WHERE HE wAS. TDFJr/ :1?0 DEptARTMENT OF THE I lA FOIItCE HEADQUAftTI!ftS ~Ofti!IGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION ( A~SC) WftiGHT-~ATTKftSON AU. ~ONCE 8A.It. OHIO .. S4133 UFO Ob=:ervation Oregon 97232 Ref~=ence your unidentified observation. The information which Ye 7e received is ~ot sufficient for a scientific evaluation. Rec;"..l~st you complete ~he attached FTD Form 164 end return it in t h e envelope provid~d. 'rhank you for reporting your observation t o e Air Force. "J'P-:E3 C. MANATr, Co l o::el, USAF ctor of Tec olc;y and Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope