Madras, OregonAugust 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 12, 1958, at 12:09 a.m., civilians in Madras, Oregon reported seeing a large explosion followed by a bright flash and three falling objects with a light trail heading southwest and fading. The objects fell for about two seconds. Three civilians reported the sighting to a Redmond city patrolman, who also reported it to an ATCS operator at Redmond. Visibility was clear for 45 miles. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as unknown.

Reported location

Madras, Oregon

Date of incident

August 1958

State / country

OR / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 12 August 1958
2. LOCATION: Madras, Oregon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: GMT 12/0945Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual
5. SOURCE: Civilian
6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 2 seconds
8. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Large explosion, followed by bright flash. The earth is now passing through the Perseids meteoric shower. Three falling objects, light trail fm falling objs which fell SW & faded.
9. CONCLUSIONS: [Checkboxes present] Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Not Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 52)

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