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Case FileNARA NAID 28969473 · T1206 Roll 27

Project Blue Book Case File

Portland, OregonApril 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Portland, Oregon in April 1957. The full case file (4 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 27.

Reported location

Portland, Oregon

Date of incident

April 1957

State / country

OR / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
FE PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : |
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g 1. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
: i J Wos Balloon |
7 April 1957 Portland, Oregon 5 RiabERlY Rollgan
: 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Easy Bolldon. |
] Btfle le L£HGround- Visual O Ground-Rodar i Probably. Avera
i GM 03/030 o] and 02 1 SYA (n] Air Vi sual (n} Air-Intercept Rador (=) Possibly Aircroft
i 5. Faron : 8. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
: QO Yes O Probably Astronomical
; ONo Civ D Possibly Astronomical |
- 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE (oli o] YF A i Ea Co NE No
i O Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
‘ 3 Op, 0 Unknown
1 2 minutes one SE
4 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
y One object, described a World War II
4 buzz bomb, very bright object had a Possible a/c.
loud whistling noise and very high est f
: speed 280-300 kts. Numerous a/c in ared. )
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28969473

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

OregonPortlandPortland, OR

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19571957-04-01

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