Tillamook, OregonJanuary 1960

IMAL - BECK : PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
a 5 A 2 0 Was Bolloon
1 January, 1700 Tillamouk, Oregon 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION i 0. -Bpnalisy. Roliveh
; y : K 0 Wos Aivcroft
Local EE & Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rodar Q Probably Aircraft |
alr OR A0R0a 1 Air Visual 0 Air-intarcap? Radar 0 Possibly Aircrait
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE 0 Wos Astronomical
La Yes IE BATES 13 Probobly Astronomical
“8 No Civilian i BO Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF O3SERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Q,.Other oto
GZ insufficient Data for Evoluotion
5 minutes One Circling NW BD. Bono wh
SER 4
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ;
Bound object size of auto light about a Pattern of observation conforis Uo
block away, reddish orange in color observe refraction of an astronosical body
at 35 dag elev 310 deg az. Believed to be a except for the elevation. However ther
star. Object remained moticnless for 30 sec was no body of sufficient size to.
and then began cireling in ever increasing generate the sighting in the location giw
spirals and reached L5 deg elev 310 deg az given by the observer. The appearance
where it rose suddenly at angle of 60-80 deg end disappearance on lhe sane heading
and faded from sight. Total observation time point to this conclusion and tha circling
5 minutes. would be attributed to fluctuation of
the object. Witness did not give the
size of tle circles, speed of motion,
and no conclusion can bg roachad. Case
i listed as insufficient Data,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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