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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 16 July 1957 | 2. LOCATION | Las Vegas, Nevada  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Military Radar  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | two minutes, 12 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. SOURCE | inbound | 10. COURSE |   |
|  11. COMMENTS | ATIC form 332 was sent to reporting squadron and was returned with the opinion that this sighting was cased by electric interference caused by a temperature i…

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UNCLAS. FROM 205TH HOURON TAC G-6 PD THE FOLLOWING IS A UFOD REPORT PD
THIS OBJECTS WAS OBSERVED ON THE SURVEILLANCE SCOPE OF AN FPS 3A
RADAR PD 1. A. SHAPE-LIKE A NORMAL IFF PAINT PD B. SIEH-LAKE AS
NORMAL IFF PAINT PD D. ONE I. ENTIRE APPEARANCE WAS IDENTICAL TO
AS IFF PAINT WITHOUT AN ACCOMPANYING SKIN PAINT PD 2. A. THE SPEED AT
WHICH THE OBJECT MOVED FIRST CALLED THE ATTENTION OF THE OBSERVERS PD
A. ELEVATION UNKNOWN. PD DUE TO THE SHORT DURATION OF APPEARANCE IT
WAS NOT PICKED UP ON THE HEIGHT FINDER. PD INITIAL NAUTICAL MILES FROM
THE OBSERVERS STATION PD C. DISAPPEARANCE WAS AT 866 DEG…

10 Jul 57 10 06
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ZJEDEN RJKBUP RJEPH

RJUPJD 37

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CH COMDR 265TH ACWRON AFB LAS VEGAS NEV

DO RJKDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COL

JUPJD/COMDR 27TH ADIV MORTON AFB CALIF

JKBUP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON OHIO

DREYER/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON DC

2. NONE.

7/17/12 JUL RJWPJS

69216

Mr. Dupont see F and blue and white
tion above.

GTJ

Memo for Case File - TT UFO Report,
17 July 1957, Las Vegas, Nev.

Subject: Results of Weather Conditions in UFO Area (Bay of Canyon, Utah).

1. A telephone request for weather conditions in the approximate area (75 to 190 miles between 60-70 degrees bearing) of the UFO plotted on the radar scope was made to the 6th Weather, WP-AFB on this date.

2. In contact with a Capt. Ingram and a U/Sgt. Garrish, Phone 53220, the following general summary was given.

a. There was a conditionally unstable, low pressure frontal area.
b. Broken cumulons with 5% to 6% cloud average up to 12,000 feet existed a…

DISPOSITION FORM
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION (if any)

|  FILE NO. | SUBJECT  |
| --- | --- |
|   | Radar UFO Report  |

TO AFCIN-4E1
FROM AFCIN-4E4
DATE 1 Aug 57 COMMENT NO. 1
AFCIN-4E4/Capt. G.T. Gregory/vp
69216
6th Gregory

1. In accordance with established ATIC policies for the study and appraisal of UFO radar sightings, request your review and analysis of the incident in attached teletype report, by comment hereon.

2. To possibly assist you in this matter, the following pertinent items are made a matter of note:

a. Video was turned off for one complete sweep -- but object remained on the s…

16720365 Multi
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104205

SUBJECT: Radar UFO Report

TO: AFCIN-4E4
ATTN: Capt. Gregory
FROM: AFCIN-4E1
DATE: 16 Aug 57
COMMENT NR. 2
AFCIN-4E1a/Mr. W. D. Bryant/3c
72131/B263-D/Rm 8

1. A check of personnel familiar with the AN/FPS-3A radar indicates that it is possible to turn off the radar video and continue to display IFF returns.

2. The extreme speed of the alleged target eliminates the possibility that it is a U. S. aircraft having IFF installed.

3. Normally the reflection from the target aircraft is observed, although weaker than the IFF returns.

4. This appears to be another case of …