PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6959290

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONLas Vegas Nevada

FRAMES7

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
24 Jan 58 Las Vegas, Nevada 00 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bailoon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Local a Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 25/0630Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomicai
Yes Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7.1 LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other Inreliable Rnt
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
30-45 mins one one not given
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One long dark obj One long dark obj appearing appearing to be about Rpting Rpting officer considered the
twice the length of an auto followed witnesses unreliable.
observers car for over hald auhr.
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AF FORM 112-PART I Multi Unelauifed
APPROVED 1JUNE 19 (CLASSICICATION)
COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVEBLANK)
UNITED STATES IR-1-58
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
UNIDENTIFTE? FLYING OPJECT REPORT
APEA RIPORTED OM FROM (.1397)
LA.S IVEGAS.. NEVADA WING INTELLIGENCE
DATEOFREPORT DATEOFINFORMATION EVALUATION
27 January 1958 25 January 1958
PREPAREDY(U:) SOURCE
GEORCE PAFACH, M/SgT., USAF
REFERENCEs/ CSne mber, dire. preeto rep, ., as apedicable)
SUMMARY: (Enter comete demmary of report. Giee rigmifeamce in Anal ome-xmmlence paragrapλ. Lint inclomares ot loveer left. Begin tat of repert on AF Fortm H-Part I)
Forwarded herewith is a summary of reported to this office on
25 January 1058.
HayTDavi.
AFPROVED: HARVZY M. DAVIS
Lt Col., Lt Col., USAF USAF
Wing Operations
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DISTAISLTION BYOISNATOR
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PN.
IT MAY NOT SE PEPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGEVCIES EXCEFT BY MERWIST
INTELLIGENCE, USAF. Unclassified
(CLASSIFICATION) S-t

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(5) Object appeared close to the ground, approxim on the same level with Crfed
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(1) be apprcaching
abservers in e of auto and length
and did not vary from
straight line of flight. Auto made a sharp turn to the left, object made turn
daviation
(a) As auto traversed a ieep dip in the road, the object had disappeared whan
auto care out of the lip,
2.4 ACT
DANN  AAVLCDTS IANMSO CR TH DELLAIOXE TS CSMNTNINV WANNER TOANTN3EE JH OP
IT MAY NOT DE VEPRODUCED IN WHOLECY IN PART DY OTHER TH-AN VTUO STATES A. FOPCL AORNC BA ERT Y PL
INTELLIGENCE UHAF Folod
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AF FORM 112--PAST 1S Unelasifred ISFICATIIONN
ROVEO 1PUEHA
AIR INTELLIGENCE NFORMATION REPORT
Wing Intelligence IR-1-58 MGE 3 OF 4 PAGES
(n) Yarner of cbservation:
(a) tround-vieual.
( M/A.
(-) 3/A
(4) Tice and date of aighting:
(a) 2506302
(b) Might a5
(5) Locations of observar (s):
(a) 3
and 115 legrees and 02 minutea East.
(6) Mantifying
(a) B.S gas, Nevala, Student.
Las Vegaa, Navala, Student
Les Vegas, Nevala Vegas, Nevaia
(b) 08 , Gp-, Nellis AFB, Nevada, Gp-, ,Nellis AFB, Nevade,
Carperter, scared and com confused,
(7) Weather and winde aloft Weather and winde alort conditlons conditlons at time of sighting: at tine of sighting:
(a) 1 Ho woon, visibility good,tigats (neon) in distanca ware bright.
(b) Surrace 330/22 X
4500 Overcast
60 26046 x
10,000 280/34 K
14,000 290/36 K
20,909 280/68 K
30,009 230/11 X
(c) 4500 feet overcast
(3) 15 mile visibility
(e) Unk
(E) Neg
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