PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
6 Feb 61 8 mi E of Indian Springs, Nevada Prabably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Local 1340 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar D Was Aircraft
D Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 062040z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XNo Military 0 Possibly Astronomieal
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other_
o Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
6 mi 1 NNW-ESE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Shiny, half-moon shaped 11. COMMENTsAt 20,000' winds were fm 340;
object aprox 5' in diameter. Appeared at 47.8 at 30,000' at 30,000' they were fm 320°. These winds These winds
elevation, 144.70 azimuth. Witness did not elevation, 144.70 azimuth. Witness did not were moving in direction objt were moving in direction objt was was re-
watch object disappear. Moved slowly. watch object disappear. Moved slowly. ported to be moving. Objt sighted ported to be moving. Objt sighted about about
15 min after witness launched a balloon,
and at this time balloon launched would
have been in positio have been in position reporte objt
Although witness supposed to be familiar
with balloons, it is very possible that with balloons, it is ery possible that
he mistook this balloon for reported UFq.
There was a cloud cover of 6-8/10 which
would have contributed to misidentifi-
cation.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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P 0723332 ZEX P 272333Z ZEX X J
FM 4520TH CCRTRNGWG NELLIS FM 4520TH CCRTRNGWG NELLIS AFB NEV AFB NEV
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO 2 J J
2 YHT S A0 1 S-909 40
RJWZNF/27TH ADIV NORTON AFB CALIF (
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RJEDSQ/ATIC C WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO OHIO S-909 8401
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC
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UNCL/31-32-2155ACTION ADC, 27ADIV, ATIC, COFS (AFCIN)
AND USAF (SAFIS) UFO. ALFA (1) HALF MOON (2) SAME SIZE AS (
INFLATED 408 FOOT WX BALLON AT 20,00D FT (3) REAL SHINY,
SHADOWED ON BOTTOM (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) NONE (7) NONE C
(8) NO (S) NONE BRAVO (1) CESERVOR WAS L LUANCHING PIBAL
BALLON WREN THIS OTHER"OBJECT WAS CESERVED (2) ELEVATION 47.8 - 'OTHO IHO
AZIMUTH 144.72 (3) DID NOT WATCH IT DISAPPEAR (4) OBJECT WAS AZIMUTH 144.75 (3) DID NOT WATCH IT DISAPPEAR (4) 0BJECT WAS U
MOVING SLOWLY NNW-ESE (5) DID NOT TRACT IT OUT OF SIGHT MOVING SLOWLY NNW-ESE (5) DID NOT TRACT IT OUT OF SIGHT C
AIRMAN WAS TAKING A PIBAL RUN. (6) 6 MINS. CHARLIE (1) GROUND
VISUAL (2) THEODOLITE (2E F VISUAL (2)T THEODOLITE (2E POWER) (3) N/A. DELTA (1) 262040Z FEB POWER) (3) N/A. DELTA (1) 26204BZ FEB
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TUCKER, DET 31, 25 WX SQ, NELLIS AFB, NEV. GOLF (1) CLEAR (2) 6332'
GREE/19KTS, 16, 0DE' D1ZDEGREE C
/12KTS, 20,000' - U
322 DEGREE/25KTS (3) 1,000 GROKEN 35MI (5) TENTHS
(S) NONE (7) SFC TEMP C
50 DEGREEF. HOTEL (1) NO IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN. JULIETTE- 50 DEGREEF. HOTEL (1) NO IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN. JULIETTE- C
ANGLES PEAK CONTROLLER DENIED OBSERVING ANY RADAR TRACKS DURING ANGLES PEAK CONTROLLER DENIED OESERVING ANY RADAR TRACKS DURING
THE PERIOD OF ALLEDGED SIGHTING. KILO MAJOR ANTHONY J BUSALACCHI, THE PERIOD OF ALLEDGED SIGHTING. KILO MAJOR ANTHONY J BUSALACCHI, TININA OTININA
42289A, WING INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED tOD
FROM INDIAN SPRINGS TOWER OTHER THAN 4 AIRCRAFT FROM INDIAN SPRINGS TOWER OTHER THAN 4 AIRCRAFT BOMBING ON RANGE T BOMBING ON RANGE 8-000 8
NBR 1, LOCATED SMI NE FROM POINT OF OBSERVATION BETWEEN THE HOURS C
OF 2015 TO 2100ZFEB. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY REPORTED FROM NELLIS
TOWER. OESERVER IS A WX FORECASTER WHO WORKS WITH BALLONS EVERY
DAY AND DUE TO HIS USE OF A 20 POWERED THEODOLITE T THE POSSIBILITY
OF A WX BALLOON RULED CUT. LIMA. NONE (
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SECURITY CLASBIFICA' N
JOINT MESSAGEFORM
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELO A RESERVED FOR
10 FEB 61 19562
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PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Cbeck) ACCOUNTING ORIG, OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE
ACTION ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLE SYMBOL
INFO AF 01-02-0155 UNCLAS
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIC W-P AFB
TO:
NELLIS NELLIS AFB, NEV AFB, NEV RJWZNJ RJWZNJ
UnNcLas/AfcIN-452x 2-915 UNCLAS/AFCIN-482x2-915
CATION OF THE SIZE OF THE OBJ. WHAT WAS THE OBJECT'S CATION OF THE SIZE OF THE OBJ. WHAT WAS THE OBJECT'S ORIENTATION? ORIENTATION?
WHAT WAS THE ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH OF THE OBJ WHEN IT WAS LAST
OBSERVED? WAS THE OBJ SIGHTED PRIOR TO LAUNCH OF PIBAL, OR DURING
THE PIBAL'S ASCENT? WERE THERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES TO THE SIGHTING7
IF SO, REQ THEIR IMFRESSIONS BE I FORWARDED ALONG WITH THE ABOVE
INFORMATION
0914302 091430
DATE TIME TIME
9 0930
1 MONTH YEAR.
FEB YA2961 1961
SYMBOL SIC ATURE ATORE
AFCIN-4E2x AFCIN-4E2x hiohalos tt halo
TYP PED YPED TITLE
X2 MAJOR ROBRRT J. FRIEND
30-1-N0 PAGE NR. OF PHLLIR EVANS
PHONE 69216 NR. 1 PAGE
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION Colohel, USAF
Deputy for Science and Components
UNCLASSIFIED
D FARM. 173 REPLACES DD FORM 173, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUBTED

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ATIC 1961 FEB 15 04
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RR RJEDSQ 34X2A
DE RJWZNJ J6
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ZNR -
R 142257Z
FM 4520TH CCRTRNGWG NELIS AFB NEV AD Rm
C
TO ATIC WPAFB TO ATIC WPAFB OHIO OHIO
ATIC TIC C C
BT 5T00 ENO4 T00 ENO
UNCLAS OI-02 0301 AFCIN YOUR MSG AFCIN-4E2X 2-915. 2-915.
BALLOON QT 20,000 FT. IN CHECKING WITH THE 25TH WEA SQ HERE (
AT NELLIS, A 40 GRAM BALLOON IS APPROXIMATELY 4 FT IN DIAMETER
AT SURFACE AND EXPANDS TO APPROXIMATELY 5FT IN DIAMETER AT
20,000 FT. ITEM TWO: AIRMAN WAS FACING TO THE NORTHWEST. (
ITEM THREE: AZIMUTH 47.6 DEGREE ELEVATION 143.30 DEGREE.
ITEM FOUR: OBJECT
WAS SIGHTED 15 TO 15 MINUTES AFTER LAUNCHING OF PIBAL BALLOON. /
853. 5: AIRMAN T 853. 5: AIRMAN TUCKER CALLED A/2C STEPHAN R TANNER, AFSC 7011e
TUCKER CALLED A/2C STEPHAN R TANNER, AFSC
25251, DET 31, 25TH 25251,D IWEATHER SQ, NELLIS JEATHER SQ, NELLIS AFB WHO WAS ON WAS PIBAL
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RUN WITH HIM TO VERIFY HIS FIGURES AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.
AIRMAN TANNER HAS NO COMMENT. ON SIGHTING
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