28984672.pdf

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  25 Sep 59 | Adana, Washington | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 26/0700Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not rptd | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS three | 9. COURSE S and SE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Three objs s…

HEADQUARTERS
337TH FIGHTER GROUP (AIR DEFENSE)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
PORTLAND 18, OREGON

REPLY TO ATTN OF: 337ODO
SUBJECT: UFO Report
8 OCT 1959

TO: Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

1. A report of civilian sighting of unidentified flying objects is submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2.

a. Description of Object:
(1) Round.
(2) Match-head held at arms length.
(3) Blue cast.
(4) Two first sighted than the third appeared.
(5) Trail formation.
(6) No detail visible.
(7) No trails, etc.
(8) No noise or sounds heard.

b. Description …

d. Time and Date of Sighting:

(1) 0700Z, 26 September 1959.

(2) Night.

e. Location of Observer: Adna, Washington, 46° 38' N, 123° 03' W.

f. Identifying Information: Mr. [redacted], Jr.
Adna, Washington, Telephone [redacted]
Railroad Section Hand. Unreliable.

g. Weather and Winds:

(1) Scattered to broken.

(2) Surface: South 3 Knots, 6,000' 270°/20 Knots, 10,000' 290°/30 Knots, 16,000' 290°/40 Knots, 20,000' 290°/50 Knots, 30,000' 290°/100 Knots, 50,000' 300°/60 Knots, 80,000' unknown.

(3) Toledo, Washington Report, 0800Z: 800 broken, 2000' overcast 2 miles with very light rain and fog.
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(2) There are numerous airline flights along airways that pass overhead and 15 miles East of the observer's position. As stated in paragraph 1j, three airline flights are known to have been in this area between 0700Z and 0730Z from records retained by Portland FAA Tower on IFR traffic routings. There are no records to indicate the number or position of aircraft on VFR flights in this vicinity.

(3) Although there is no evidence as to what the observer saw, it is believed that Mr. [redacted] could have seen lights from a commercial aircraft and mistook them for unknown flying objects.

FOR THE …