PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

21 East of Reno, Nevada

5 Sep 49 5/21042Z , eS Oe a eee, Pe
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION .
Military

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS AIRCRAFT

One Evaluated en flight description and charecteristics.

S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /|11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Two minutes Object was first sighted from a car at 10 degees elevation,
Its size was about that of a P-38 wingspan. Speed was about
& TUES OF GSSERVA TION 600 mph, at an estimated altitude of 3,000 to 5,000 feet. It

Ground@Visual seemed to be perfectly round with aurved sides that came to a

, smooth rounded edge, Object was reflecting sunlight when hesavi
¥o CONES it. It disappeared into the west about 2 minutes after it was
Westerly first sighted, No sound, smoke, contrails, exhaust, or sound

was observed,
6. PHOTOS

O Yes
<5 No

9 PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

0 Yes 1
xX Ne

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23°D STRATEGIC PECOMALSSA'CE SYIAD?ON, PeoTO

Report of Flying Disc

Commanding General
Air Material Conmaand
Wright-Patterson sir Force Base

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Hountain Home «if Force Base
“fountain Home, Idaho

29 September 1949

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1. The followings report was submitted to the Intelligence officer

of the 23rd Strategic
by 3/Sgt. ‘Willie L. Cole, AP-59544086,

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Peconnaissance Squadron, Photo,
and is forwarded for your informa=

Sighting was made at exactly 1404 Mountain Standard Time,
the 5th of September, approximately 25 miles East of “eno,

Nevada on U. 3. highway 406.

Clear, visibility unlimited.
3/Set. and irs, aoe USAF

connaissance Squadron, Photo, ountain
Mountain Home, Idaho

Lr sister of lirs QP ™*aiecenberes:

Ontario, California.

- 23rd Strategic Te-
Home Air Force Pase,

Photographs not available.

see inclosure number one (1).

(1) One (1).

(2) Perfectly round with curved sides coming to 4 smooth,
round edge.

(3) About forty feet (40')s . :

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(5) »00 = 600 MPH,

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Basic “eport, Hq, 23rd Strat "econ Sq Photo, ‘iountein ome Air Force ase,
Mountain Home, Idaho, Subj+ Yeport of Flying Disc, dtd 29 Sept. 1949,

(6) Due vest.
(7) Traveled perfectly straight and level.
(8) 3,000" = 5,000",

(9) “one.
(10) None.

ge Sf/Sct. @lleis a veteran USAF gunner with four (4) years
service. ie completed 43 combat missions as a viaist and
ball-turret sunner on 5-17's in tne Sth Air Force; is cred-=
ited with one (1) F.-190; spent 10; months as a FUie His
report, while late, is considered excellent in view of nis
experience and obvious presence of mind in noting details.
S/Srt. his wife and sister-in-law, .rs. Mh

a ia ee ed “‘ountain “Some, Idaho, on 3 Sentember lvty
or SO days ordinary leave to be spent in Les .wifeles, Gl.
At exactly 1404 iST (by | BRET, watch) on 5 September,
Sgt Cole was driving est on JS 40 approximately 25 niles
East of “eno, iievada, The day was clear and bright witn
unlimited visibility. His wife, riding in the front rignt
seat, noticed the disc when it was at esbout ten devrees
inclination to the rear and off to the right of the car.
She asked her husband, "low what is that thing?", thinking
he would be able to identify it. Set “Mee did not stop the
car but leaned forward over the steerin’ wheel and looked
up to see what it vas. He states he first saw it at acout
ten degrees inclination forvard ani to the right of tne cer,
His first impression was tnat its’ size in diameter was shout
that of a P-38 wingspan,and, judging from thet estimated its
altitude at around 3,000' to 5,009' and speed from 500 to
600 MiPH. However, the shape was unlike any aircraft he had
ever seen before. It was perfectly round with curved sides
that came to a smooth rounded edee. iIts' plane was perpen=
dicular to the earth's surface and remained so for the dur=
ation of the sighting. The object was reflectin: sunli;sht
when he saw it and appeared silvery=-metallic in color, like
an unpainted aircraft. It disappeared to the ‘est in a timed
two (2) minutes. le heard no sound, sew no smoke, contrails
or exmust, noticed no ports or windows. His vite, ie
claims she thought it was spinning on its' short axis and
could see windows evenly spaced all around the edre. irs.
Ql, his sister-in-law, had only a glimpse of the object.

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Hq, 23rd Strat “econ 3q Fhoto, .ountain nome Air Force Fase

Mountain 3ome, Idaho, Subjs “eport of Flying Disc, dtd 29 Sept. 1949,

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Drawing

DIST°IBUTIONs

CGAIC = 2
CGSAC = 2
CG311 AD = 1
CO5 Wg = 1
CO5 Gp = 1
C023 Sq - 1

On arriving in "eno, Sct qi stopned at the Sheriff's Office
and inquired as to the nearest Army Intellirence Office.
Everything was closed because of Labor Day and Srt Sim made
his report to the police personnel who stated they would

see that it was forwarded throush appropriate chennels.

They also stated his was the fifth report of that type

turned in th ' Pere
S/sat returned from furlough on the 2&th and ree
ported his sighting on the 29th of September.

$4 Lig
Ke ony

Lt. Cole, USAF

Comnanding
DED AT " YUAK INTHRV:
Dowel Wr SIFIED APTOR 12 YEARS
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