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Case FileNARA NAID 28987718 · T1206 Roll 38

Project Blue Book Case File

Portland, OregonJuly 1960

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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 July 1960. 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 38.

Reported location

Portland, Oregon

Date of incident

July 1960

State / country

OR / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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e000 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Wes Bolloen
9 Jul 60 Portland, Oregon O Probably Balloon
: 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon )
: SOI ii cbse 0 Ground- Visual O Ground-Redear a ooh + gh oft
400z DO Possibly Aircrafe
eur___l0/ok00z QO Air Visvel O Air-Intercept Rader dnl Bort hte
; 5. PHOTOS oy y g doko nb 3
es : Probably Astrenamico Meteor
© No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE NER START CAN
: ; O Insufficient Dote for Evaluation
a 3-5 -To one NV-E 0 Unknown
| 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 1). COMMENTS
: Large white object with blue tail. No sound. Observation of meteor of fireball type.
Traveled straight course after observation at
| 70-80° above horizem and 320°. Track to 20-30°
abcve horizon at 080. Rroke up instantly.
Weather clear. :
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP §2) .
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28987718

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