302546404.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  8 December 65 Evening TANGENT, OREGON |   |
|  3. SOURCE Civilian | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE | INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION Will evaluate when 164 is returned.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Not Reported | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual | Observer noticed a very unusual red glare on the horizon north of Levanon. It was similar to the red glare which often persists when the setting sun shows up very red. Later, the red glare entirely disappeared. Observer went outside wh…

OFFICIAL FILE COPY
Office of Record

FTD (TDEW)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
January 11, 1966

Mr.
Tangent, Oregon

Dear Mr.

Reference your unidentified observation of 8 December 1965. The information which we received was not sufficient for evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope provided.

We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force.

Sincerely,

HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr., Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book

Tangent, Oregon
December 22, 1943

Secretary of the Air Force
Office of Information
Washington, D.C.

Gentlemen:-

I live in Linn County, Oregon, about six miles west of Lebanon, a town of about six thousand people. I am 72 years old and was born and raised upon the farm here where I now live. I would have no motive whatsoever for making up an impossible story.

Upon the evening of December the eighth, I noticed a very unusual red glare upon the horizon east and somewhat north of Lebanon. It was somewhat similar to the red glare which for some time often persists when the setting sun shows up …

3rd ASST. SECRETARY
1930 DEC 31 PM 2 32
2ND ASST. SECRETARY
2ND ASST. SECRETARY
2nd ASST. SECRETARY
2nd ASST. SECRETARY

Secretary of the Air Force
Office of Information
Washington, D. C.