PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6781169

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONBolder City Nevada

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD i..
I. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Wes Balleen
15 April 1954 Bolder City, Nevada 00 y
DATE-TIN OROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Leeel. Greund-Visedl BX Ground-Reder Wes Airereft
gxPrebebly Aircreft Airereft
OMT GMT 16/06002 (m) 16/06002(m) AjViwal Air-intoreept Reder Air-intereept Reder o Pessibly Alrereft Possibly Alrereft
YO Wes Astrenomicel Wes micel
a Yee 000 strenemicel
No 2No civilian Pessibly Pess nomied
COURSE DURSE Other.
000 Insuffielent Insuffieient luetion eNon
1 minute SW Unkne wn
10. BRIEP 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OP SIOHTINO SUMMARY OF SIONTING 11. COMENTS 11. COMENTS
Lights from portholes, bazzing portholes, bazzing noise. noise. No information presented pre
Reliable observer, straight & Reliable observer, straight with a/e with a/c analysis. analysis.
ATIC PORM 330
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JWPNJ 23
RR JWFDL JEDWP JEDEN JEPHQ 444
DE JUPNJ 013
R 2316037
ELLIS AFB NEV
TO JEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEPHO/D/I HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC JEPHO/D/I HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC 1
JNFDL/COMDR CTAF RANDOLPH AFB TEX
JEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO S COLO
TWELVE
PARTS. PART ONE UNIDENTIFIED OBJ ELONGATED IN SHAPE SIZE EST
TION N/A ONLY
DISCER RNABLE FEATURES REDDISH LIGHT CONING FROM PORTHOLES ALONG SIDES
-OF OBJ NO TAIL TRAIL OR EXHAUST. SOUND FROM OBJ NOT PROP OR JET BUT
PRONINENT BUZZING MURNUR OF M PITCH. NEG PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES.
PART TWO OBSR ATTN ATTRACTED BY BRIGHT LIGHT FIRST THOUGHT TO BE A
STAR. ANGLE OF ELEVATION 30 DEGREES AND AZIMUTH 3S DEGREES AT
ILT PA STRAIGHT TIME
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CONDITIONS NIGHT WIT (
- EGREES OBSR MADE
BY NEVADA
LE. OBSR NOT CONTACT -
GLENDALE CALIF EXPLORER ON STAFF OF BYU. PART SEVEN OBSR WEA REPT
CLEAR WEA STA REPT 3OOS FT 349 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS 5999 FT 930 DEGREES
AT 10 KNOTS 19000 FT 359 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 20039 FT 339 DEGREES
AT 30 KNOTS 30, GOS FT 549 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS. WEA CAVU NEGATIVE
J J
CLOUD COVER, NEGATIVE THUNDERSTORNS IN AREA. PART EIGHT NEGATIVE.
PART NINE NEGATIVE. PART TEN N/A. PART ELEVEN NEGATIVE. PART TWELVE
CURVIN E• MILLER JR CAPT USAF CURVIN E• MILLER JR CAPT USAF AOSSI 5 A0551683 INTELL.OFF 3595 FLY TNG INTELL.OFF 3595 FLY TNG
GP NELLIS AFB NEV NO COMMENT. GP NELLIS AFB NEV NO COMMENT.
24/G022Z APR JWPNJ
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