28953665.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  26 Feb 53 27/0559Z | Klamath Falls, & Medford, Oregon  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  CAA Operator | (VENUS)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Project Blue Book and contract astronomer evaluate this sighting as caused by Venus.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  10 Minutes | Round, red object was stationary, fading out and reappearing.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  CROUMS*VISUAL |   |
|  7. COURSE |   |
|  8. PHOTOS |   |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No |   |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE |   |
|  ☐ Yes…

UNCLASSIFIED
USAMATS
IR-184-53
26/2159
Klamath Falls, O

Unidentified Flying Object, Oregon
USA (Oregon)
2 March 1953
Gerald E. Tyler, Major, USAF
Taletype FLYOBRPT 270750Z February submitted by McChord Flight Service Center

Flight Service, MATS, 3800 Newark Street, N. W., Washington 25, D. C.
B-2
CAA Radio Operator, Klamath Falls, Ore and unidentified observer, Medford, Ore.

Report contains information on the sighting of an unidentified flying object in the vicinity of Klamath Falls, Oregon, and Medford, Oregon, 26 February 1953.

GERALD E. TYLER
Major, USAF
Intelligence Officer

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ACTION 27 FEB 53 09 59 2
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1953 FEB 27 10:19
ATIC
115931

R2386 V
WPE116
YDB134
XYA154
XDA152
JWPDM 163
OPOP JEDWP JEDEN JEPFF JEPRS 444
DE JWPDM 322
OP 273753Z
FM MIL FLT SVC CEN MOCHORD AFB WASH
TO JEDWP/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 DC AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
JEDWP/ATIAA--2C WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO SPRGS COLO
INFO JEPFF/CMDR MATS ANDREWS AFB MD
JEPRS/CMDR FS WASH 25 DC
FLYOERPT SHAPE ROUND COLOR RED GLOW NO. ONE SPEED STATIONARY MANUVERS STATIONARY MANNER OF DISSAPERANCE FADES THEN REAPPEARS TIME 2159P DATE 26 FEB 53 LGTH O…

UNCLASSIFIED
IR-184-53
2 2

Flight Service, MATS
3800 Newark Street, N. W.
Washington 25, D. C.

1. Date of sighting: 26 February 1953
2. Time of sighting: 2159P
3. Place of sighting: Ground observation, Klamath Falls, Oregon and Medford, Oregon.
4. Weather at the time of sighting: 2000 feet scattered clouds, 10 miles visibility. Winds at 10,000 feet from 360 degrees at 15 knots.
5. Witnesses: Unidentified CAA Radio Operator, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Unidentified observer, Medford, Oregon
6. Type of sighting: Ground observation, no optical instruments used.
7. Object sighted:
a. Number - one
b. S…

Klamath Falls, Oregon 26 February 1953

I. Description of Incident
At 2159 PST a round red stationary object was sighted by a CAA operator for
10 minutes time. The object seemed to fade in and fade out intermittently and
eventually faded out completely. The observer estimated the unknown to be at a
270° azimuth from his position and at an altitude of 10,000'. Weather at the
time of sighting consisted of scattered clouds at 2,000' with 10 miles visibility.

II. Discussion of Incident
Project Blue Book and its contract astronomer evaluate this report as definitely
caused by the astronomical body…