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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 23 September 65 24/04/72  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Portland, Salem, Corvallis and Oregon Area  |
|  3. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | Astro (METEOR) *In view of other evidence* Known meteor reported in area at approximate. Differences in motion, duration, and blinking attributed to personal interpretation of this identified object.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Several MINUTES  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual (SX)  |
|  7. COURSE | North  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSIC…

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AFIN: 7381 (25 Sep 65) A/ap
ACTION: MIN-7
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-8, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (21)
SMB B035CHQC383ZCDJD848

PP RUEAHQ
DE RUWHXP0021 2672316
ZNR UUUUU
P 242140Z
FM HQ POADS ADAIR AFS ORE
TO RUWGALE/ADC
RUWHBH/25TH AIR DIV MOCHORD AFB WASH
RUCDSQ/AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASH D C
RUEAHQ/SEC OF THE AF WASH D C
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UNCLAS PODIN 13226 SEP 65, FOR AFCIN-HQ USAF; SAFOI-
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE. UFOB REPORT. THE FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT
IS SUBMITTED. PART I.

PART A.
1. CIRCULAR …

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AF IN: 7381 (25 Sep 65) Pg 2 of 5

4. ONE.
5. N/A
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6. CIRCULAR OBJECT EMITTING SPARKS.
7. TRAIL OF SPARKS.
8. NONE.
9. OBJECT OBSERVED BLINKING-ALTITUDE WAS HIGH, RATE OF TRAVEL WAS FASTER THAN A JET AIRCRAFT.
PART B.
1. OBSERVERS ATTENTION WAS CALLED TO THE OBJECT BY ITS SPEED PLUS THE FACT THAT IT "EMITTED SPARKS".
2. UNKNOWN.
3. UNKNOWN.
4. MOVED BACK AND FORTH AS A BLINKING LIGHT WITH "SPACES".
5. RAPIDLY FADED FROM VIEW.
6. FADED FROM VIEW.
7. SEVERAL MINUTES.
PART C.
1. OBSERVED FROM G…

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AF IN: 7381 (25 Sep 65) Pg 3 of 5

3. N/A
PART D.
1. 232415E SEPTEMBER 1965.
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2. DURING A DARK NIGHT-WITH SMOKE AND FOG IN PORTLAND AREA.
PART E. 4535N12438W; DRNA 2435.
PART F. YR. [REDACTED], PORTLAND, OREGON,
PHONE: [REDACTED] 7-5. [REDACTED] AND & RAMON, PORTLAND
OREGON, PHONE: [REDACTED]
PART G.
1. DARKNESS WITH SMOKE AND FOG IN THE PORTLAND AREA.
2. WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY
SURFACE FROM 310 AT 05K
08M FROM 050 AT 20K
10M FROM 030 AT 25K
16M FROM 020 AT 30K
20M FROM 030 AT 30K
30M…

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AF IN: 7381 (25 Sep 65)
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3. NO CEILING.
4. VISIBILITY 4 MILES.
5. SCATTERED CLOUD COVER.
6. NO THUNDER STROMS IN AREA.

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7. NO SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS.

PART H. A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE APPEARED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE
OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, 23 SEPTEMBER 1965, CONCERNING
THE SIGHTING OF A LARGE METEORITE. "IT WAS SEEN FROM TWO LOCATIONS
SOUTH OF SALEM, CORVALLIS, ALBANY AND DALLAS. ALL AGREED IT WAS
A METEOR." THIS PARTICULAR METEOR WAS SIGHTED AT 238487Z SEPTEMBE…

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AP IN: 7381 (25 Sep 65) Pg 5 of 5

ALL HAD AGREED THAT IT WAS A METEOR. THE TIME LISTED VARIED ONLY BY A FEW MINUTES FROM THAT OF THE TWO OBSERVERS IN PORTLAND. INASMUCH AS THE OBJECT WAS TRAVELING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH, IT WAS UNDOUBTEDLY THE SAME SIGHTING AND WAS, IN ALL PROBABILITY THE SAME SEEN BY THE OTHER OBSERVERS FARTHER SOUTH, A METEORITE.
PART L. NONE.

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