PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6972048

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONNWof Las Vegas Nevada

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: 0 Was Ball
17 Aug 55 NW of Las Vegas, Nevada S probally Balloo
3, DATE-TIME GROUP [4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION oe aes ogee |
O Was Aircraft
Lecol pe Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar 1 Pretebly Aiverett
0 Air Visual O Air-Intereept Rador | 7 Possibly Aircroft
O Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
O.Ne , O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE G Other_PsychologicalCauses
0D Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
approx 13 hrs 1 See description |9 Unknown
| 19. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Oe al ii. COMMENTS :
» One pear shaped obj, similar to light bulb, Ascribe report to psychological
seemed to be intense hlue light. Light causes of witness.

suddenly appeared in front of observer's car.

, observer stated obj was seen on all sides of
-12@r car, and believed obj was interested in
‘apturing her and her car. Obj left with

| ppreach of dawn, disapnvearing behind mountain |’
ange to east.

; TIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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f) ELTWEEN 1 AND ONE-HALF HRS AND 2 HRSe PART 3. (A) GRCUND VISUAL.
(L) NONE (C) N/A PART 4 CA) 4832 HRS ZULU TO 422° HRS ZULU, 17 AUG
1555, CE) NIGHT TO DAWN. PART 5. EJCH 4565 TO FJDH 2114 ON HIGHWAY.

PART 6» CA) CIVILIAN, 5; , LT ae

RAILER PARK LAS VEGAS, NEV. AGE $2 ELEMENTARY SCH TEACHER: CP) N/Ao

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PART 7. NONE. PART Se NONE. PART 9. NONE. PART 1:36 NO MIL, CIVILIAN
UNKe PART 11. CBSERVER IS APPARENTLY SINCERE. NO PUBLICITY WAS GIVIN
§ LOCAL PAPERS. OBSERVERS BELIEF THAT CBJECT WAS INTEREST=D IN
‘APTURING HER AND AUTO AND WAS PERSISTENT ENCUGH TG STAY FOR 1 AND
Z-HALF TO 2 HRS, LEAVING ONLY WITH APPROACHING DAWN. OBSERVER Is
PPARENTLY INTELLIGENT BUT POSSIBILITY OF PARANCIAC SYMPTOMS
-ELIABILITY UNK,. NAJCR CURVIN E MILLER JR, WG INTELLIGENCE OFF. PART 12.

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CIO7TICH. SUBJ: UFOB IN COMPLIANCE WITH AFR 222-2. THIS MSG IN 12 PARTS,
PART 1. CA) UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT DIFFICULT TO DISCERN SHAPZ. SIMILAR TO
SLECTRIC LIGHT BULB,’ PEAR SHAPE. (B) NOTHING TO COMPARE WITH DASH

“iZE NOT KNOWN, (C) INTENSE BLUISH WHITE LIGHT. (D) 1 CE) N/A CF) NONE
CTHER THAN LIGHT. (6) NONE CH) NONE CI) NONE. PART 2. ¢A) LIGHT

SUDDENLY APPEARED IN FRONT CF AUTO, (B) 14 DEGREES ANGLE CF ELEVATION
1 JQIP DEGREES AZ. (CC) 13 DEGREES ANGLE CF ELEVATICN AT $7 DEGREES AZ.
CD) CBJZCT APPEARED TC HOVER IN FRONT OF AUTC. THEN RISE AND GO OVER

TCP, APPEARED ON ALL SID=S OF OFSR AT VARIOUS TIMES. USUALLY APPEARED TO

OVER N2AR AUTO. CE) DISAPPEARED EEHIND MOUNTAIN RANGE AT $2 DEGREES.