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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 15 July 65 16/0530Z  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Sweet Home, Oregon  |
|  3. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1/2 Hour  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | East  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | Satellite (ECHO I) At 2141, ECHO I was South of city, at 73 deg elevation, moving SE, at time of observation.  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Object diamond shape and comparable to a star or planet or about the size of Venus. A very…

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AF IN: 20260 (17Jul65) A/adc Pg 1 of 5
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: SAF-OS-3, SMB-1, XOP-1, XOPX-8, DIA-1 (22)
SMB C047 ZCZCHQB869ZCQJC629

PP RUEAHQ
DE RUWHXP1085 1980140
ZNR UUUUU

UNCLAS SVC ZUI RUEAHQ 9808S 1 8PPTP X H/W ZDK RUWHXP0038 1972310

P 162300Z
PP RUWHBH RUWGALE RUCDSQ RUEAHQ
DE RUWHXP0038 1972310
ZNR UUUUU
P 162300Z
FM POADS ADAIR AFS ORE
TO RUWGALE/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO
RUWHBH/25TH AIR DIV MCCHORD AFB WASH
RUCDSQ/AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASHINGTON D C
RUE…

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AF IN : 20260 (17Jul65) pg 2 Of 5

PART A.
1. DIAMOND
2. COMPARABLE TO STAR OR PLANET OR ABOUT THE SIZE OF VENUS.
3. VERY BRIGHT (WHITE)
4. ONE
5. ERRATIC MOVEMENT, BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD STAR OF BIG DIPPER
APPARENTLY CIRCLING STARS OF BIG DIPPER.
PAGE 2 RUWHKP0038 UNCLAS
6. DIAMOND
7. STATED THAT NO CONTRAIL ON UFO. A/C SIGHTED AFTERWARD N O S
DIRECTION.
9. CLEAR WITH FEW HI CIRRUS, VISIBILITY 15 PLUS MILES.

PART B.
1. ATTENTION CALLED BY TEENAGE ASTRONOMY STUDY GROUP.
2. 310 DEGREE AZIMUTH, FLEW 55 DEGREE.
3. SAME …

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AF IN: 20260 (17Jul65) Pg 3 of 5

PART C.
1. VISUAL
2. BINOCULARS
3. NONE

PART D.
1. 030Z 16 JULY 65
2. NIGHT
3. NEAR SWEET HOME, OREGON 44 DEGREE 23°N 122 DEGREE 43°W, DJNQ 1723
PAGE 3 RUWHKP0038 UNCLAS

PART E.
1. OREGON OCCUPATION:
HOUSEWIFE. ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY - UNKNOWN PAST MEMBER OF
GROUND OBSERVER CORPS - NEW YORK STATE
2. NON APPLICABLE

PART G.
1. CLEAR VISIBILITY UNRESTRICTED
SURFACE VRBL/05K
6000 230 DEG/10 K
10,000 238 DEG/10 K
16,000 240 DEG/20 K

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AF IN : 20260 (17Jul65) Pg 4 of 5

20,000 240 DEG/20 K
30,000 220 DEG/20 K
50,000 220 DEG/30 K
80,000 260 DEG/15 K

3. CELING UNLIMITED
4. VISIBILITY 15 MILES
5. AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER FOUR TENTH (4/10), SCATTERED AND BROKEN
6. NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA
7. NORMAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT

PAGE 4 RUWHKP0038 UNCLAS
PART H.
1. NO UNUSUAL CONDITIONS WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THIS.
2. PART I.
1. NONE
PART J
1. NO UNUSUAL CONDITIONS
PART K

MAJOR ARTHUR F. SHIFLETT, SAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER PORTLAND AIR DEFENSE SECOR.

COMMENTS…

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AF IN: 20260 (17Jul65) Pg 5 of 5

AN ALMOST SIMILAR SIGHTING JUST FOUR DAYS PREVIOUS ON 12 JULY 65.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO SIGHTINGS WAS THAT 3 OBJECTS
WERE BISIBLE ON 12 JULY. THIS HEADQUARTERS DOES NOT POSSESS ANY
ONFORMATION WHEREBY THIS SIGHTING MIGHT BE CORRELATED WITH KNOWN
AIR ACTIVITY OR NATURAL PHENOMENON.

PART L.
NO MATERIALS, PHOTOGRAPHS OR OTHER PHYSICAL EVIDENCE TO SUBSTANTIATE
VALIDITY OF UFO SIGHTINGS.

B
NNN

N

NOTE: Corrected copy of AF IN: 19917(16 Jul 65)
ADV COPY TO DIA.

NO CASE: Information Only
SOURCE: APRO Bulletin, Sep-Oct 65

12 Jul 65
San Jose, Costa Rica

At San Jose, Costa Rica, on the 12th, ten individuals claimed to have watched a "moon-like" object hover over a beach on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast. According to the local paper, all the observers were well known in Costa Rica commercial circles, and said the object hovered for 15 minutes before taking off.

No Case, Information Only
Source: Saucer News, Vol. 12, No. 4
Dec 65

Asuncion, Paraguay
13 Jul 65

SAUCER WITH LIGHTED WINDOWS IN PARAGUAY: Of the dozens of good sightings from South America of recent date, space permits us to print only a few of the most sensational. One of these occurred near Asuncion, Paraguay, on the night of July 13th. Five people traveling in an open jeep saw a group of three UFOs in the sky. They remained in view for about five minutes, and were close enough for the witnesses to distinguish clearly, on each, a row of windows or openings from which light was coming fort…