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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 17 Jun 58 | 2. LOCATION Portland, Oregon | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 17/1845Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Reder ☐ Air-Intercept Reder | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2-3 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE NW  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Rnd …

1 Witness Other 17 June 16

1845Z 17 June
1845Z 17 June 16

NNNL SQC 76 YDAA15VZCQYA56ZZCDNA65
RR RJEDDN RJEDSO
DE RJWZDN 11H
R 180160Z
FM CONDR 337TH FTR GP PORTLAND INTL APRT ORE
TO RJEDDN/CONDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
ZEN/CONDR 25TH ADIV MCCHORD AFB WASH
RJEDSO/CONDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB-12
OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTON OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
BT
UNCLAS 337ODO 6 2993. UFOB

1 (A) ROUND
(E) SIZE OF A FULL MOON.
(C) SHINY (SILVER).
(D) ONE.
(E) N/A.
(F) HAZE AROUND OBJECT.
(G) NONE.
1. CONT.
(H) NO SOUND

(C) CLEAR.
(D) 15
(E) 8/18
(F) NONE.

8. RADIATION INVERSION AT 3000 FT, THIN LAYER OF HAZE AND SMOKE AT THIS INVERSION.
9. NONE.
10. NUMEROUS LIGHT AIRCRAFT IN AREA.
11. ASS'T BASE OPERATIONS OFFICER. DISCUSSION WITH THE WEATHER FORECASTER REVEALD THAT SUNLIGHT COULD BE REFLECTED FROM A SURFACE, SUCH AS AN AUTO WINDSHIELD, ONTO THE SMOKE AND HAZE LAYER AT THE INVERSION, AND COULD BE SEEN AT CERTAIN ANGLES. THE AGE OF THE OBSERVER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED, AS POOR EYESIGHT USUALLY RESULTS FROM OLD AGE. IN EXTREMELY BRIGHT SUNLIGHT, ALMOST ANY OBJECT, SUCH AS A LIGHT AIRCRAFT, COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR…

(I) NONE
2. (A) OBSERVER JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK UP.
(B) APPROX 50 DEGREE OBJECT SIGHTED IN SOUTH.
(C) HIGHER, APPROX. 70-75 DEGREES. DISAPPEARED IN N. W.
(D) OBJECT HEADED N.W. IN A STRAIGHT LINE CLIMPING (SPEED WAS COMPARED TO THAT OF A JET OPERATING NORMALLY.
(E) FADED OUT OF SIGHT IN HAZE.
(F) TWO TO THREE MINUTES.
3. (A) GROUND VISUAL.
(B) NONE USED.
(C) N/A
4. (A) 1845Z 17 JUNE 1958. 1945-9 = 1045
(B) DAY.
5. PORTLAND, OREGON. CORNER OF S.E. AVE. AND S.E. FOSTER ROAD.
6. MRS. [REDACTED] AGE 80. [REDACTED] PORTLAND, ORE, HOUSE WIFE.
7. (A) SUNNY HAZY IN WEST. NOTE
(B) SURFACE N.W. 5 KNTS.
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