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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  10 Jun 59 | Reno, Nevada | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local CMT 2215-2216-1515 | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astromedical ☐ Probably Astromedical ☐ Possibly Astromedical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Approx 15 min | …

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ACTION: COFS (AFCIN), OSAF (SAFIS), ADC, 28 AIRDIV, AIR TECH INTEL CTR. INFO AISS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 202-2 FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMITTED: PARA 15A (1) A REFLECTION WITH NO APPARAENT SHAPE EXCEPT POSSIBLE SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN IT WAS TALL. (2) APPROXIMATELY THE SIZE OF A QUARTER HELD IN THE …

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(3) NO SOUND DISCERNED. (2) N/A. PARA 15B. (1) MOTIONNESS REFLECTING OBJECT. (2) AS SEEN FROM HIS PARKED CAR APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 60 DEGREES UP FROM GROUND LEVEL AT AN ESTIMATED MAG HEADING OF 260 DEGREES. APPARENT ALTITUDE OF 6,000 TO 7,000 FT ABOVE THE NEARBY SIERRA MOUNTAIN RANGE. THIS RANGE HAS A 6,000 TO 9,000 PEAK LINE IN THIS AREA. ESTIMATED 30 TO 40 MILES FROM OBSERVER. (3) N/A. (4) N/A. (4) N/A. (5) INSTANTANEOUSLY. (6) ESTIMATED 15 MINUTES. PARA 15C (1) GROUND-VISUAL.

(2) NAKED EYE PLUS CORRECTIONAL EYEGLASSES. (3) N/A. PARA 15D (1) 0815Z 10 JUNE 59. (2) DAY. PARA …

VISIBILITY. (2) 0832Z TEMP 79 DEGREES (ESTIMATE FOR TIME INDICATED) WINDS AT 5,000 FT 40 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS: 10,000 FT 40 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS: 18,000 FT 220 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS: 25,000 FT 270 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS: 35,000 FT 320 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS; 60,000 FT 240 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS. (3) N/A. (4) 30 PLUS MIESL. (5) 1/1 CIRRUS HIGH SCATTERED. (6) N/A. PARA H N/A. PARA I, N/A. PARA J. NO AIR TRAFFIC EITHER MILITARY OR CIVILIAN IN THE RENO AREA AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION. PARA K. INTELLIGENCE OFFICER WING OPS 3635TH FLYTRANG (ADV). FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS, THE OBJECT SEEN BY SGT LAWSON MAY HAVE …