PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Wes Balloon
12 August 1958 12 Mi NW of Las Vegas, Nev. o Probably Balloon
.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Pessibly Ballean
Lecal BXreund-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 13/0730Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
S. 'PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronamical
XKNo Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
00 Insufficient Data Evaluation
Unknown
4-5 mins one Descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, light range obj, size of grape- Probably conventional light of
fruit. difm ed light in area where some sort.
no lights of any type have been n seen
before. Light moved down & to left to
tree top level, then went back to orig
positon. Obj moved seconc moved second time time in
same manner, slowly descending slowly descending until it ilt
disappeared. disappeared.
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PATH AND MANEUVER OF TAL CEJECT: BASE ON A
CLUMP OF TREEE ABOUT ONE TENTH MILE FROM CBJECT. CEJECT LACEMDED TC
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SLD DCUN TO LEFT AGAIN CCNTINUED TILL DISAPPEARED. (E) (JECT DIS- SLD DCUN TO LEFT AGAIN CCNTINUED TILL BISAPPEARED. (S) CJECT DIS-
RPPLAAED INTO THE GROUND HCRIZON. (E) HCW LONG WAS THI CBJICT VIEIELE APPLAAED INTO THE GROUND HCRIZON. (E) HCW LONG WAS THI CBUACT VIEIELE
TOUR TO FIVE MINUTES. C. MANNER CF CBEERVATION: (I) GRCUND VIE- TOUR TO FIVE MINUTES. C. MANNER CF CBSERVATION: (I) GRCUND VIE-
UAL (2) NEGATIVE CPTICAL AIDS. (3) MA/A D. TIME AND DATE CD SIGHTING: UAL (2) NEGATIVE E CPTICAL AIDS. (3) MA/A D. TIME AND DATE CD SIGHTING: •
(.) 73-2/14 AUGUST :S5. (2) LIGHT CONDITIONS: NIGHT. 1. LOCATICN
CF CESERVER: AT TULE RANGH I2 MILES NORTH WEST OF LAS VEGAS, MEVADA
CF MGMAY Y S5. F. IDENTIFYING INFCRMATION CF ALL C :: (1)
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THIS IS AN ARID AREA, WITHOUT ROADS OR PATHS OF ANY KIND IN ROUGH -
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MINUTE OBSERVATION OF OBJECT, IT MOVED DOWN AND TO LEFT FOR SHORT :
DISTANCE TO TREE TOP LEVEL OF REFERENCE POINT, A. (9), AND REMAINED FOR
A SHORT TIME THEN WENT BACK TO LEFT OF ORIGINAL SIGHTING POSITION.
OBJECT MOVED SECOND TIME IN SAME MANNER AND STOPPED JUST TO LEFT OF :
REFERENCE POINT AND REMAINED IN THIS POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE REFERENCE POINT AND REMAINED IN THIS POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE :
MINUTE, THEN SLOWLY DESCENDED TO LEFT AND DISAPPEARED. (6) OBJECT MINUTE, THEN SLOWLY Y DESCENDED TO LEFT AND DISAPPEARED. (6) OBJECT
VISIBLE FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND- VISIBLE FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES C C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND- ' '
VISUAL (2) N/A (3) N/A D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHT: (1) 130730Z AUG 58 VISUAL (2) N/A (3) N/A D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHT: (1) 13073EZ AUG 58
THULE SQRINGS RANCH (TONAPAH
HIGHWAY GEOGRAPHIC POSITION N 115 DE GREE 15' W 36 DE GREE 18' N. F.
INDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON AGE 44,
MAILING ADDRESS LAS AS,NEVADA. 1
OCCUPATION: A AGE 1
33 SAME ADDRESS, OCCUPATION: PAYROLL CLERK LAS VEGAS
NEVADA. G. WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TI ME AND PLACE OF
SIGHTING: (1) THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOUNTAIN RANGE BEYOND. AREA CLEAR
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AFB,NEVADA:
ALITUDE DIRECTION SPEED
SURFACE 120 ESE 5 KTS
- 6,000 170.5 15 KTS :
10,200 1005 5 KTS
16, 200 350N 2KTS
22,000 020NNE 8 KTS
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30,000 120ESE 20 KTS
45,000 130SE 30 KTS
TO SOUTH MOVEMENT UNKNOWN. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING INTER-CLOUD, CLOUD TO
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