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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 3 Jul 53 03/1045z, 3. SOURCE 2. LOCATION Reno, Nevada 10. CONCLUSION ASTRONOMICAL: Venus = ww » Be civilian Obj observed was without a doubt the planet Vend s. 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one , Ps 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS — A white pinpoint of light was observed for two hours. Obj moved very slowly to the West. } 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ground visual 7. COURSE west 8. PHOTOS O Yes No 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 0 Ves O Ne FORM FTD ser 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie form may be used. TE SS | TTT

Ol ke aaa ii UNCLASSIFIED | 3 July 1953 Reno, Nevada : Description At 1145 A.M. MS June 1953 two civilians were sitting on a lawn at » Reno, Nevada. One observer was looking up through some tree branches when she saw a pin-point of light at a very high altitude. She called her husband's attention to the object and he watched this, object for 8 minutes, thinking it was a weather balloon. He thought that it was not likely to be a star, because the day was bright (hot) and cloudless. However, it neither moved nor changed its apparent size. The observer left his wife to watch the object while he r…

UNCLASSIFIED 3 July 1953 - Reno, Nevada (contd) Discussion This sighting is one of the best in Project Blue Book's files as far as civilian observers are concerned. These civilians were very diligent in their efforts to report the sighting and it is unfortunate that the officials in that area were not aware of the procedure for report- ing unidentified flying objects. The description of this object, and the length of time observed rules out any conventional objects in our atmosphere. Project Blue Book's contract astronomers were contacted. They stated that this sighting was undoubtedly caused …

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™ cameccanh 3 390% STIAD, AVB_NEV re To JEPHAHA USAF wasunictee 2 25 DC on JEDMP/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB ONTO J@EN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO SPSS COLO SSPAL/COMBR WADC HAMILTON AFB CALIF SODMH/COMDR SAC OFFUTT AFB NEBR UNGLASSIFIED “OR ATIAA@2Ce OBJECT OBSERVED “IAS A METALLIC WHITE CIRCULAR IN SHAPE AT APPROXIMATELY 20,080 TO 34,020 FEET. NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST. EXTIMATDD SPEID CF OBJECT YAS NIL, BUT CHANCED ITS POSITION AT TIMES, TIME LAPSE ROM INITIAL OBSERVATION TO DISAPPEARANCE APPROXIMATELY TYO HOURS. CWECT JAS CBSIRVED AT 035 PACIFIC TIME, 3 JULY’ 2955 AND LAST OBSZRVED ‘F {333 PACIFIC TIMZ, 3 …

i ore #, SSIFIED AFFORM1i2—PARTE a APPROVED 1 JUNE 1968 | | maaaiia 5.7 \ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FLIOBSRPT SPORTED ¢ : FROM ( } a 119/470 3904th Comp Wg, Stead AFP3, Reno, ievada 7 July 1953 3 July 1953 F pRePaneo BY (¢ SOURCE Lt Col 2.B. Work Mr pec REFERENCES (Contre number, directive, provtoua report, de, es applicable) acct ananassae TWX 3904th CW ID , “GUMMARY: (Enter concles summary of report. Give significance in final one-centence paragraph. List inclorures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form iit-<artil) le Report of an unidentified aerial object observed by Mr.…

APPROVED | JUNE 1948 AF FORw 1:2—PART Il et UN CLASSIF ED AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 3904th Comp We, Stead APB 390m 3=53 3 mot es Cae. — oo i a ee ——= le Mre and Mrs. SP fixst observed object at 11270 Pacific Time over Reno, Nevada (39/32%119/474). Chservation contirmed until 1315 hours, ‘4% that time they stopoed 1 witness, Professor [ae- They then proceeded to call Stead Air Force Sase. Returning to continue *ooservation they found object had Cisannenred. 2. Object observed was a metallic white circular in shave at nvonroxinately 29,999 to 39,900 feet. No trall or exhaust was observ…

In revly refer to R.M.Olsson/ jos/65365 APSOTeATIA OS 21 JUL 1953 ‘ — tano, Nevada Your report of unidentified acrial phenomena on 3 July 1953 over lieno has been received by the Air Technical Intelligence Centere Inclosed is a questionnaire, which, when coupleted by you and returned in the inclosed, self-addressed ovelope, will sid in stancardisins the data and will provide a conmlete record of the occurrences Since you have stated the object may have oeen a bright star visidle in the daytime, ATIC wishes to check this possibility by obtaining your estimates of azimith and eloe vation on the …