DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8714592
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONLock Nevada
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE

L954,

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2. LOCATION

Lock, Nevada

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Balloon
DX Probably Balloon
O Possibly Balioon

Local MX Ground- Vi suol O Ground-Radar a Se ueuly Aiverels
GMT 0#/1045Z_ 0D Air Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
YUE Ne Civilien O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
ae O Unknown
7 Minutes 1
10, BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object size of grapefruit. Yellow glow=| Probable ballocn
ing object with 2 red dim lights on side,
Vertical and horizontal movement. Unusual
wavy pattern, dropped in elevation. Observa-
ticn from moving train.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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"OB, THE. FOLLOWING REPT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 229-2
TD 26 AUG 53 AND AFR 290-28 DTD 2 NOV 53: 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE
YRJECTS As ROUND IN SHAPE.

ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT»

JI3JECT WAS YELLOW WITH 2 REDDISH DIM LIGHTS ON RIGHT SIDE IN PARALLEL
OSITION. De THERE WAS 1 OBJECT.» Ee NOT APPLICABLE}
WJITE BRILLIANT UNTIL TIME OF DISAPPEARANCE THEN DIMMED OUT CONSIDERABLY»
jo NEGATIVE. He NEGATIVE.
SSJECTS Ae QUITE DARK WITH ATTRACTION MADE BY BRILLIANT YELLOWISH
sLOWe Be NEGATIVE. Ce NEGATIVE. De OBJECT MOVED IN AN UNUSUAL,
\VY PATTERN TO THE WEST, REMAINED STILL FOR A FEW MINUTES, DROPPED
‘OR AN ESTIMATED SEVERAL HUNDRED FT TO THE SOUTH, THEN BOUNCED UP
ND BOWN SEVERAL TIMES AND RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION.
“9 FADED SOMEWHAT AND DISAPPEARED OVER THE HORIZON AWAY FROM THE
\SSERVERS. Fe OBJECT WAS IN SIGHT APPROXIMATELY 7 MINUTESe
ANNER OF OBSERVATIONS Ae GROUND-¥YISUAL, FROM CABOOSE OF TRAINe

35 NEGATIVE.

Fe ORJECT WAS

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Ie NEGATIVE. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF

C. NOT APPLICABLE. 4-6 TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGS

\045Z, 8 JULY 1954. Be
‘ORTHEAST OF L LOCK, NEVADA (4% DEGREES 11 MINUTES N-118 DEGREES
233 MINUTES W)e Ge IDENTIFYING INF

\G 383 MAILING ADDRES

NIGHT. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: Ae 1% MILES
OBSERVERSS

PARKS, NEVADA$

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‘OR SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAIL

le Fe cae 1 om ALOFT CONDITIONS at TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS

A, CLEAR NIGHT, CALM, COOL. STARS WERE OUTe Be NORTH AT 3 MPH;
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*, ANY OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY, ETC: }
“AYSICAL EVIDENCE, ETCsS NONE» 1%. INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION

JDRESS

\CTION TAKEN, ETC?

NO» N FOR SQUTHERN PACIFIC.

42 MILES. NEGATIVE.

NEGATIVEs De

Fe NEGATIVE.
EXISTENCE OF

NEGATIVE. LOCATION OF ANY AIR TRAFFIC IN THE

REA AT TIME.OF SIGHTING:

OR BY STEAD AFBe 12.

NONE REPORTED BY CIVIC AERONAUTIC AGENCY

POSITION TITLE AND COMMENTS OF THE PREPARING

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