Myrtle Creek, Oregon pilot sighting
1947-08-06·Myrtle Creek, Oregon·FBI·unresolved
Document coverPage 1 of 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_1 · View original on war.gov
Red Hatfield, former Navy pilot and airport manager, reported seeing a mysterious object on two occasions on the evening of August 6, 1947, while flying at approximately 5,000 feet above Myrtle Creek.
“ONE RED HATFIELD, FOREMR NAVY PILOT AND PRESENTLY AIRPORT MANAGER, MYRTLE CREEK, [redacted] OREGON, REPORTS SEEING A MYSTERIOUS OBJECT ON TWO OCASIONS THE EVENING OF AUGUST SIXTH WHILE FLYING AT ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND FEET ABOVE MYRTLE CREEK.”
Verbatim from 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_1 · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 1947-08-06
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Myrtle Creek, Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Oregon
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- Portland Field Office
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Altitude
- 5000 ft
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_1
Case ID: 1947-FBI-C54782-8252
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