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STANoA.Ao FORM NO. 64
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Office Memoran~um • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
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Director
DATE: September 5, 1947
SAC, Portland
SUBJECT: Orr.YING DISCS
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~eference is made to my teletype dated August 15, 1947 advising that
a Mr. J~T of Agate Beach, Oregon had reported on August 7, 1947 that he
sighted what he believed to be a disc. Mr. JOHN BARTL, instead of BARI'LErI', now
r esiding in Newport, Or egon was interviewed by Special Agent ROBERT J . PETI'YJOHN.
Mr. BAR1'L stated that on August 7, 1947 he was residing at Agate B~ach, Oregon and
that his house was very near the ocean beach; that at about 12:30 A. M. he was
awakened by his son coming in and that while awake he noticed a bright glow of
light across the sky out over the ocean.
He stated that he immediately thought of
flying discs and thought this might be one of the discs.
Mr. BARrL went on to say that he had no idea as to the shape or size of
this object but that it appeared to be about five miles out over the ocean and
that he was able to see it for about 15 t o 30 seconds.
He further stated that
due to the darkness he could tell nothing about the speed of this object but thought
it was traveling a great deal faster than any airplane he had ever seen.
He
infonned that this glow of light was somewhat similar to 1'l'he Northern Light 11 which
sometimes appears in the sky but of course not nearly as large and that it appeared
to be going up and down, that is fluctuating in altitude as it traveled along. He
stated it disappeared in the west, either falling into the ocean or disappearing
over the hor izon. He could give no other information concerning this object of
light reported by him as possibly being a flying disc.
Mr. BARI'L has an Agate and
Myrtlewood shop in Newport.
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