N of Worden, OregonApril 1960

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Summary

On April 1, 1960, north of Worden, Oregon, a woman driving on US Highway 97 reported seeing a round silver-white object approximately five inches in diameter. The object was flying straight and appeared to change color to red before exploding in a puff of white smoke. The sighting lasted about one half minute. A helicopter search of the area found negative results. The Air Force investigation concluded the object was likely a large white Emperor snow goose that had been recently killed. The goose was found in a muddy field that had been recently flooded for irrigation. The white feathers and blood could account for the color change and white cloud described by the witness.

Reported location

N of Worden, Oregon

Date of incident

April 1960

State / country

OR / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
4 April, 1960

2. LOCATION
N. of Worden, Oregon

12. CONCLUSIONS
[] Was Balloon
[] Probably Balloon
[] Possibly Balloon
[] Was Aircraft
[] Probably Aircraft
[] Possibly Aircraft
[] Was Astronomical
[] Probably Astronomical
[] Possibly Astronomical
[] Other [illegible]
[] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[] Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local [illegible]
GMT [illegible]

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[] Ground-Visual
[] Air-Visual
[] Ground-Radar
[] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
[] Yes
[] No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
1/2 minute

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

9. COURSE
Falling

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round silver white object, approximately 5 inches in diameter, straight flight been to change color to red and explode in a puff of white smoke.

11. COMMENTS
Area was searched by helicopter and the only thing that might account for the sighting was a dead goose recently killed, the red and puff of white smoke being accounted for as the bird was shot.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28986395