Portland, Oregon police and harbor patrol sightings

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During the July 1947 wave, Portland police officers, a harbor patrol crew and residents reported groups of fast, wobbling disks over the city, with sheriff's deputies across the river in Vancouver, Washington, reporting more. Ruppelt summarized the reports from Air Force files.

Sources

  1. FirsthandThe Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (Edward J. Ruppelt, 1956; revised 1959) (opens in a new tab)Project Gutenberg / 1956

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