What happened
Five to eight ovals, twice as long as they were wide, flew in a trail formation with even gaps, except that the second and third were closer together.
"oval objects"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary
Witnesses
Joseph Shell, ferrying an SNJ trainer for North American Aviation from Red Bluff, California, to Burns, Oregon
Explanation
Unresolved
No explanation has been found.
Sources
- Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1949ufologie.patrickgross.org
- The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com
- Patrick Gross, case fileufologie.patrickgross.org
Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.