O 240/56 (Stead AFB) — 1956-10-16 — 30 miles northeast of Fernley, Nevada (US Highway 40), 119 d
Narrative
On 16 October 1956 at 1859 PST, a 1/Lt of the 25th Infantry Division and his wife observed a cigar-shaped object while driving west on US Highway 40, originally 30 miles northeast of Fernley, Nevada. The object had varying red, bluish, grey, and golden colors with a distinct exhaust approximately half its length. It appeared to hover for most of the observation period before traveling in level flight at approximately 5,000-7,000 feet, then disappeared at high speed in 7-10 seconds. Observed with 7x50 binoculars for 40-45 minutes on an extremely clear night.
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Witnesses (1)
- Lt USA QMnamed_pattern
Source documents (1)
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- 23857158-012-008NARAvalue 3.0[direct]
Score evidence (4)
Why this event scored the way it did. Every contribution is traceable.
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- doc_anom blend (2.7/2.7) → 2.7
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- docs=1 (+0.5)
- single agency (+0.5)
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- narrative only (base 1)