Circle over Monroe, OR
Investigated by a competent body and left unresolved. The rarest grade, and never awarded by us — only recorded.
The report, as filed
Monroe, Oregon. 33 a.m. Witnesses: civilians and military persons. Three round objects, as large as cars, gave off vapor, then became three bright reddish-orange lights. Blast at beginning of 90 minute sighting pushed one witness against a car.
Held as-reported from Project Blue Book, United States Air Force. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Sightings from the Project Blue Book era (through 1969) live in Record Group 341 at the National Archives. Through Aletheca, the house instrument, anyone can commission the request — filed, chased, and published in the open, refusals included. The draft goes over already written: the records sought, and the date window they would live in.
Routed to: National Archives and Records Administration · records window 1966-12-22 → 1967-01-08
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December 23, 2019 · 12:00 AM · FORMATION
Monroe, OR
I looked up at the stars and noticed 7 lights moving in a line and when they reached the middle of the sky they dissapeared one by one. Drones?
June 3, 2019 · 11:30 PM · FLASH
Monroe, OR
It will then move a bit. Not really far but it never pops in the same place. These things are NOT satellites since they are not moving at a steady rate which would be required if you were on orbit. Also not an airplane as they are not moving properly to be flying and there is no sound associated with seeing them. If you take the time to watch them they will flash in an area half a dozen times then, go away? Then you will see some in another area. I have seen them near the ISS as it traveled by as well. This is a good way to see them as well because they are almost always near when it goes by. I encourage anyone seeing this to go look for them. I am at a loss as to how to photograph these things. I totally would but it would take a bulb setting and all I would see is a white dot against a field of white dots (stars). Not sure how to identify the flashers in a background of stars via a camera. Perhaps with a bulb setting long enough it would be the white dot that was still a dot and not a smear like the stars would be? IDK. Not convincing to most people and not really worth the trouble.
July 27, 2013 · 11:55 PM · LIGHT
Monroe, OR
Bright light hovered and then vanished behind the treeline.