Leon V. Jenkins Portland police chief sighting
1947-09-11·Portland, Oregon·FBI·unresolved
Document coverPage 1 of 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_2 · View original on war.gov
Portland Police Chief Leon V. Jenkins observed an object similar in size to a weather balloon made of aluminum or bright metal traveling rapidly over Portland, Oregon on September 11, 1947.
“LEON V. JENKINS, CHIEF OF POLICE, PORTLAND, STATES HE OBSERVED AT ABOUT FIVE FIFTEEN PM ELEVENTH INSTANT, AN OBJECT SIMILAR IN SIZE TO A WEATHER BALLOON, WHICH APPEARED TO BE MADE OF ALUMINUM OR SOME OTHER BRIGHT METAL, TRAVELING RAPIDLY NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVER PORTLAND AT AN ESTIMATED TEN THOUSAND FEET.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-09-11
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Oregon
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- Portland Police Department
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Size
- similar in size to a weather balloon
- Altitude
- 10000 ft
- Duration
- 60s
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_2
Case ID: 1947-FBI-E82F2F
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