Portland Police District 18 sighting
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Portland police officers observed a bright silvery object traveling at approximately 150 mph at 5,000 feet altitude over the city on September 11, 1947, which disappeared to the south after a two-minute observation.
“ADAIR observed the very bright reflection of the sun on some object which was apparently made of silvery metal. The object was coming from the east and made a wide turn over the city and disappeared to the south. ADAIR estimated its speed at about 150 miles per hour and its altitude at about 5,000 feet.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-09-11
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Portland, Oregon; vicinity of N.E. 25th Avenue and Saratoga Court, District 18
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Oregon
- Branch
- other
- Unit
- Portland Police Department, District 18
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- round, possibly elliptical
- Altitude
- 5000 ft
- Duration
- 120s
Resolution
Observers believed it was an ordinary metal airplane reflecting afternoon sunlight
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_4
Case ID: 1947-OTHER-A581
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