DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6960558
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1959
REPORTED LOCATIONElko Nevada
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
12 Oct 59 Elko, Nevada 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Airerait
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT_ AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
xx.s Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE xx Other eauls
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Extensive correspondence w/the cbserver The negative of the print supposedly
who photographed a who photographed a UFO O at Elko, Nevada. He at Elko, Nevada. He taken on Oct taken on Oct 12 was requested. The
states that he has observed these objs on Sep witness refused to send it for analysis witness refused to send it for analysip
10,11; Oct 10, 11, 12; Mar 23,1960,;& at and requested that he be contacted and requested that he be oontacted
various other times (& May 23, 1960) personally at his home. Witness is
elderly gent w/belief that the things
he sees are fm another world. he sees are fm another world.
be he
Onotoqraph: pnotoqraph: Hoax Hoax
ATIC FORM 26 SEP 52)
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