PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8406480

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONReno Nevada

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

10, SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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18. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9.

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112. CONCLUSIONS

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Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft

Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicol

Other —s ‘ ——

Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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REFLECTING OBJECT, (2) AS SEEN FROM HIS PARKED CAR
APPROXIMATELY 45 TO $2 TEGREES UP FROM CROUND 1 Eyer
AN ESTIMATEN MAG HEADING OF 26% TECREES. APPARENT
ALTITINE OF 6,622 TO 7,292 FT ABOVE THE NEARBY sIEppa

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MOUNTAIN RANCE, THIS RANGE HAS A 6,222 TO Sy,2. PEAK
LINE IN THIS AREA. ESTIMATED 3y To Kei MITES FROM
BSERVER., (5° N/A. (4) N/A, (4) NZA, (5) INSTANTANEOUS?! Y,

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OBSERVE RENO NEVANA AT WE'LS AND 4TH AVENUES
HEANING WEST ALONS 4TH. OBSERVER STOSPED AND PARKEN

HIS CAR APPROXIMATETY AT EVANS AND 4TH. PARAF.

TSGT TCUGLAS J. LAWSON AF iSZ299412, 3635TH FIT 'INE
MAIN RON. HIS COMMR NESCRIBES SCT TAWSON AS AN
EXCELLENT SUPERVISOR WHO WAS RELIABLE AND HAPPY

INHIS JOD. THE SCT IS MARRIEN ANN SEEMS TO BE RETIARIE
ANY STABLE. HIS KNOW'ERCE OF AIR CRAFT, BY VIRTUE OF

HIS PAST EXPERIENCE AS CREW CHI ANN PRESENT EXPERIENCE

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. INTICATE™) WIN "S AT 5,222 FT 42 “EGREES AT 1° KNOTS:

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1. KNOTS: 25, 208 FT 272 TECREES AT 23 KNOTS: 35, 2@ FT

292 NEGREES AT 25 KNOTS: 57,22 FT 322 PECREES AT 25

| KNOTS; 63,222 FT 242 NEGREES AT i5 KNOTS. (3) N/A. (4) 3 |

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MILITARY OR CLVI'IAN IN THE RENO AREA AT THE TIME OF |
OBSERVATION, PARA K, INTE!\IGENCE OFFICER WING Ops |

3655TH FLYTRAWSCAMY). FOR TEE FOtLOWING REASONS, |

THE OBJECT SEEN BY S&T LAWSON MAY HAVE BEEN A ‘ARTE

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WEATHER BA'T!'OON, (i) RENO TOWER QUOTE UNOFFICIALTY
UNQUOTE IN TICATED THAT IT KAR RECEIVED REPORTS OF A
TARSE BAYTOON OVER THE RENO AREA TATE IN THE AFTER-

UF if JUN 5S. (2° THE OSJECT SICHTEN GAVE OFF A

SIUVERY SREY REF  ECTION WITH APPARENT'Y NO DEFINAPIE

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