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|  1. DATE | 2. EDUCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  17 Oct 52 | ELKO NEV | ☐ Was Balloon ☑ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 17/0200 PST SMT 17/1000 Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE USAF Pilot and 4 civilians | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluatio…

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A.F. R.O.T.C. Detachment No. 15
Headquarters Fourth Air Force
Uran State Agricultural College
Logan, Uran

22 October 1952

SUBJECT: Transmittal of Report of Unidentified Flying Object (FLYOBRFT)

THRU: Commandant
Headquarters, Air Force ROTC
435 Bell Street
Montgomery, Alabama

TO: Director of Intelligence
Headquarters, United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C.

Transmitted herewith is a Report of an Unidentified Flying Object, forwarded in accordance with paragraph 7e(2), Air Force Letter 200-5, dated 29 April 1952.

1 Incl:
AF Form 112

ALBERT J. WILL
Lt Colonel, USAF
PAST

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  United States |  |   |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
FLYOBRPT

**AREA REPORTED ON**
Near Elko, Nevada

**FROM (Agency)** AF ROTC Det #860, Utah State
Agricultural College, Logan, Utah

**DATE OF REPORT**
22 October 1952

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
17 October 1952

**PREPARED BY (TYPED)**
Major Robert L. Howard, AO 661 765

**SOURCE**
Personal observation

**REFERENCES (Control number, division, previous report, etc., as applicable)**
AFL 200-5, 29 Apr 1…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) AF ROTC Det #860, Utah State Agricultural College, Logan, Utah | REPORT NO. | PAGE two of two pages  |
| --- | --- | --- |

# FLYOBERT

1. This report of an unidentified flying object is made by Major Robert L. Howard, AO 661 765, Air Force ROTC Detachment #860, Utah State Agricultural College, Logan, Utah, a USAF pilot on flying status who is 34 years of age and who has ten years commissioned service. Observation of the object was made, in addition to subject officer, by four (4) ci…

PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL

1. DATE 17 Oct 52
2. LOCATION Elks, Nev.
3. TIME
Local: 170200PST
Zebra: 171000

4. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND?
☑ Yes
☐ Raised Eye
☐ Binoculars
☐ Telescope
☐ Theodolite

5. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED BY GROUND RADAR?
☐ Yes
☐ By One Set
☐ By Two Sets
☐ By Three Sets

6. WAS OBJECT OBSERVED FROM THE AIR?
☐ Yes
☑ No
A/C Observed Object
☐ Interception Attempted
☐ No Intercept Attempted

7. WERE AIRCRAFT SCRAMBLED TO INTERCEPT?
☐ Yes
☑ No
A/C Scrambled
☐ Visual Contact Made
☐ A/I Contact Made
☐ No Contact Made

8. DID OBJECT CHANGE DIRECTION AT ANY TIME?
☐ Yes
…

IV. BALLOON DATA

21. WERE BALLOONS RELEASED IN AREA? ☐ Yes ☐ No
22. TIME SINCE SCHEDULED BALLOON RELEASE: 60 Minutes

23. POSSIBLE BALLOON LAUNCH SITES DOWNWIND OF SIGHTING:

|  Location | Type | Launching Agency | Lighted? |   | Describe Lighting  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|   |  |  | Yes | No |   |
|  a. | Elk - Nev. | P | W.B. | ☑ |   |
|  b. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  c. |  |  |  |  |   |
|  d. |  |  |  |  |   |

(attach overlay)

V. EVALUATION

21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE:
☐ Excellent
☐ Good
☐ Fair
☐ Poor
☐ Unreliable
☐ Extremely Doubtful
☐ Hoax

22. DETAILS OF REPORT:
☐ Good
☑ Fair…

PROJECT 10073 WEATHER DATA SH

|  1. DATE OF OBSERVATION | 2. TIME OF OBSERVATION | 3. STATION OBSERVING  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  17 Oct 52 | 0900Z | Eleko, Nev.  |
|  ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees) | ALTITUDE (feet) | VELOCITY (knots) | DIRECTION (degrees)  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  0 |  |  | 25,000 |  |   |
|  1,000 |  |  | 30,000 |  |   |
|  2,000 | Base alt. open 4,000 |  | 35,000 |  |   |
|  3,000 |  |  | 40,000 |  |   |
|  4,000 |  |  | 45,000 |  |   |
|  5,000 |  |  | 50,000 |  |   |
|  6,000 |  |  | 55,000 |  |   |
|  7,000 |  |  | 60,000 |  …

1) 1500 Z RAOB at LAS shows inversion of from +14°C to +21°C from 940 MB to 910 MB.

2) 0300 Z RAOB at LAS shows inversion of from +19°C to +25°C from 940 MB to 910 MB.

3) Base press at LAS is 940 MB.

4) Above 910 MB, lapse rate is normal to 400 MB (as far as RAOB goes)

C = S/G (F-32)
14 = 5F - 160
- 20 = 9 / 9 (F-9)
126 = 5F - 160
160
286 = 5F
F = 49°