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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  15 October 1936 | Fernley, Nevada | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local ONT. 16/0250Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military & Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 40 to 45 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE see belo…

16/0250Z 24

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FERNLEY, NEVADA, AS A BRIGHT OBJECT IN THE SKY. OBSERVERS FIRST THOUGHT THIS OBJECT TO BE A RADIO TOWER AND THEN PERHAPS A PLANE DUE ITS POSITION AND CHANGING LIGHTS.

2 b. 25 DEGREES TO 30 DEGREES ELEVATION AND TO 225 DEGREES AZIMUTH
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5. 119 DEGREES OS MINUTES WEST 39 DEGREES 42 MINUTES NORTH, 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF FERNLEY, NEVADA, ON US HIGHWAY 40.

6 a. MRS. , WIFE OF MILITARY OFFICER LISTED BELOW.

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|  30,000 FEET | 150 | 15  |
|  45,000 FEET | 240 | 25  |

c. UNLIMITED

d. 15 PLUS MILES

e. NONE

f. NONE

8. NONE

9. N/A

10. N/A

11. 1/LT ROBER…

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APPROXIMATELY 3,000 YARDS DIRECTLY OFF THE HIGHWAY AND APPEARED TO BE HOVERING OVER A SMALL HILL. BY ESTIMATING THE HEIGHT OF THE HILL, LT _______ DETERMINED THE ALTITUDE OF THE OBJECT TO BE 5,000 TO 7,000 FEET, HOWEVER, HE READILY ADMITTED HIS ESTIMATE WAS ONLY A GOOD GUESS. S…

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AND HIS WIFE THEN CONTINUED TRAVELING TOWARD FERNLEY, NEVADA, UNTIL THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM FERNLEY AND STOPPED AGAIN TO LOCA RACI. AT THIS TIME WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE SAME OBJECT WAS AGAIN OBSERVED IN APPROXIMATELY ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THIS S…