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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
1 August 1958 Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada 000 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar D Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 01/1950Z 01/1950Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 000 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE COURSE D Other.
2X Insufficient Data for for Evaluation
Unknown
7-8 mins one West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Obj has characteristics
Rnd obj shape alloon, size of pea, direction at
white, appeared be spinning in a right ang bj flight or
straight line of flight. Obj gave off in oppositiol nless obj below
light like star while hovering, upon 10,000' wind below thi$
mdving the light became more intense alt less than l3kt, & only 5kt
as the speed increased. at 6000'. If obj this low it
should have given the appearance
rising. Elev & not indi-
noon near
large city Ke. Aug of
obj sighted ays Possib)
balloon sighting. Also possible unreliable rit. Case insufficient data
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) a loss time to check balloon
schedules of additional data.
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CLASS IF ICATION
COUNTRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING REPORT NO. (Leave blenk)
UNITED STATES IB-2-58
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION N REPORT
COUNTRY OR AREA REPORT CONCERNS DATE OF INFORMATION
LAS VEGAS NEVADA 1 August 1958
ACT IVITY SUBMITTING REPORT DATE OF COLLECTION SRI STATUS (I! applicable)
SRI NO.
WING INTELLIGENCE 5 August 1958 CANCELED/COMPLETE
PREPAR ING IND IV IDUAL DATE OF REPORT SRI NO.
CANCELED/INCOMPLETE
GEORGE RAPACH, M/SGt., USAF 11 August 1958 SRI NO.
NAME OR DESCR ION OF SOURCE EVALUATION
ACT IVE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON (DRTO)
REFERENCES (BAIR Subject, previoue reports, etc., es app/icable)
SUBJEct (Descriptive title. Use sUBJEct (Descriptive title. Use ividual reports for separate subjects reports For sedarate subjecto)
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT
SUMmARy (Give summery which highlights the selient factore of nerrative report. Begin narrative text SUMMARY (Give summary which highlights the salient factors of narrative report. Begin narrative text on AF on AF Form 112a Form 112a
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- nentod this office on ie office on
1 August 1958.
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~ HARVEY DAVIS
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Lt/Col USAF
Wiag Operations
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a. Description of the object(e):
NF
()Posized
(3) ito
(4) Ome (1)
(5) x/A
(6) None
(7) None
(8) Noze
() None
b. Description of Course of Object():
Saucer". NurTh
(2) Azimuth -0; Flevation 85k-sleT dneT 0h
Azimuth - 270 Die weSt 30
(3) Elev
(4) Object went in a straight line of flight to the West. No maneuvers.
It appeared to be spinning. Object gave ff light like a
it hevered, Upen moving. the light became mere intense as the speed
of the object increased.
(5) Object disappeared tewerd the west. Line of vision cut off by the vision cut off by the
apertment buildinge. apartment buildings.
minutes comsumed minutes comsumed in hovering pesition.
C. Mannor of Observation:
(1) Ground-visual
) Mene
(3) N/A
L. Time and date of sighting: 1

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(2) Day
•• Location of Observer (o):
Apartments). One
t. r. Identifying Information on Observere: Identifying Informat Observere:
(1) AGE: 34: HOME ADDRESS: AGE: 34; ton,
Utah. Temperary Address: as, Nevada.
OCCUPATION: Airline Pilot. Reliable. t. Reliable.
Same address. OCCUPATION: Same OCCUPATION: Airlime Stweardess. Airlime Stweardess,
(2) N/A
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ALTITIDE DIRECTION SPEED
Surface 090 8 Kts
6,000 110E 5 Kts
10,000 1605E 13 Kts
16,000 1703 20 Kts
20,000 200 SSCU 228ts
30,000 190 3 15 Kto
50.000 230 SiU 230 SiU 16 Kto 16 Kto
75,000 110 ESE 28 Kts 28 Kts
(3) 9.000--C2iNg (3) 9.005-CiNg
(4) 35 M11es 4) 35 Miles Ne1s 1F0
(5) We Tenthe (2/10) (5) Iwe Tenthe (2/10)
(6)  Qudrent NO: ThUNdirSTOMS

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h. W/A
1. x/A
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Outbound 19532, Navy S & B. direction
available.'
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1. None. TICC Commimes:
et has a charactiitie
mdiliis
to tist windo prios to i ilight
tist, eite. tist, elo
P.2ob Balloon P.ob Balloon