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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 6 Feb 61  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | 8 mi E of Indian Springs, Nevada  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1340 GMT 062040Z  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 6 mi  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE | NNW-ESE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Shiny, half-moon shaped object aprox 5' in diameter. Appeared at 47.8 elevation, 144.70 azimuth. Witness did not watch object disappear. Moved slowl…

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A352
DES GRASSYQYA888
RJ
RJESG
DE RJWZNJ 17
ZNR
P 372333Z ZEX
FM 4528TH CCRTRNGWG NELLIS AFB NEV
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWZNF/27TH ADIV NORTON AFB CALIF
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC
RJEZHQ/USAF WASH DC
BT
UNCL/31-32-3155ACTION ADC, 27ADIV, ATIC, COFS (AFCIN)
AND USAF (SAFIS) UFO. ALFA (1) HALF MOON (2) SAME SIZE AS
INFLATED 438 FOOT WX BALLON AT 23,333 FT (3) REAL SHINY,
SHADOWED ON BOTTOM (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) NONE (7) NONE
(8) NO (9) NONE BRAVO (1) OBSERVER WAS LUANCHING PIBAL
BALLON WHEN THIS OTHER OBJECT WAS OBSERVED (2) ELEVATI…

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(2) DAY ECHO (1) 36 DEGREE 35'N115 DEGREE 41W (2) INDIAN SPRINGS RANGE NBR 3 8MI EAST OF INDIAN SPRINGS FOXTROT (1) A/3C CURTIS D TUCKER, DET 31, 25 WX SQ, NELLIS AFB, NEV. GOLF (1) CLEAR (2) 6000' 250 DEGREE/2KTS, 10,000' 290 DEGREE/19KTS, 16,000' 310 DEGREE /12KTS, 20,000' 340 DEGREE/15KTS, 30,000' 320 DEGREE/8KTS, 50,000' 320 DEGREE/25KTS (3) 1,000' GROKEN (4) 35MI (5) 6 TO 8 TENTHS (6) NONE (7) SFC TEMP

50 DEGREEF. HOTEL (1) NO IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN. JULIETTE- ANGLES PEAK CONTROLLER DENIED OBSERVING ANY RADAR TRACKS DURING THE PERIOD OF ALLEDGED SIGHTING. KILO MA…

JOINT MESSAGE FORM
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
TOT. 10/2035+
6T
ZNR
10Feb61 1956x
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|  ACTION ROUTINE | BOOK | WULTI | SINGLE | AF  |
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FROM:
ATIC W-P AFB

TO:
NELLIS AFB, NEV
RJWZNJ

UNCLAS/AFCIN-4E2x 2-915

4520TH CORRINGWG, YOUR MSG 01-02-0155, DTD 7 FEB 61. REQ VERIFICATION OF THE SIZE OF THE OBJ. WHAT WAS THE OBJECT'S ORIENTATION? WHAT WAS THE ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH O…

RECEIVED
15 FEB 61 10 570
ATIC
1961 FEB 15 04 12

NNNNA048
G476ZCQYB511
RR RJEDSQ
DE RJWZNJ 6
ZNR
R 142257Z
FM 4520TH CCRTRNGWG NELIS AFB NEV
TO ATIC WPAFB OHIO
BT
UNCLAS OI-02 0301 AFCIN YOUR MSG AFCIN-4E2X 2-915.
ITEM ONE: SIZE OF OBJECT WAS THE SAME SIZE AS A 40 GRAM WEA BALLOON QT 20,000 FT. IN CHECKING WITH THE 25TH WEA SQ HERE AT NELLIS, A 40 GRAM BALLOON IS APPROXIMATELY 4 FT IN DIAMETER AT SURFACE AND EXPANDS TO APPROXIMATELY 5FT IN DIAMETER AT 20,000 FT. ITEM TWO: AIRMAN WAS FACING TO THE NORTHWEST. ITEM THREE: AZIMUTH 47.6 DEGREE ELEVATION 143.30 DEGREE. ITEM FOUR: OBJECT

WAS SIGHTE…