PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

¥%. DATE 2. LOCATION

12. CONCLUSIONS

O Was Belloon
21 Feb 61 40 mi W Burns Junction, Nevaddo Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION DO Possibly Belloon
0 Was Aircraft
Local 3X0 Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Roder Q Probobly Aircroft
GMT__2L 07302 O Air Vi sual O Air-Intereept Reader | 7 Possibly Aircroft
5. ‘PHOTOS O Was Astronomicel
0 Yes ©O Probably Astronomicol
CX Ne Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE g i OG Ee
Insufficient Dete fer Evaluction
0 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Observer saw what nN. COMMENTSRequest for additional info

appeared to be an aerial explosion.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

sent but not answered. Reporting officez
believed objt to be Bolide, however,
description and duration of sighting not
included in report. No conclusion can
be drawn from info given.

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ATTN AFPCIN=-1Bi AND AFCIN=4Ay AT 0730Z 21 FEB THE DUTY CONTROLLER
25TH NORAD REGION COMBAT CENTER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CONTROLLER
AT RENO AIR DEFENSE SECTOR THAT A MR. JO, GES,
WINNEMUCCA HOTEL, WINNEMUCCA, NEVADA REPORTED TO THE RADAR SITE

AT WINNEMUCCA THAT HE SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN AERIAL EXPLOSION

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43 MILES WEST OF BURNS JUNCTION {EUCN 2020) ABOUT 60 MILES
NORTH OF WINNEMUCCA, A RECHECK WITH RENO SECTION BY THE DUTY

CONTROLLER FOR AMPLIFYING INFORMATION WAS MADE WITH NEGATIVE
RESULTS, LOCAL RADIO NEWS BROADCASTS THIS MORNING REPORT PIECES
OF METEOR FALLING IN OREGON LAST NIGHTs BELIEVED SIGHTING MAY
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HQ 25TH AIR DIV.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

ALLEGED AERIAL EXPLOSION, REQ A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION BE MADE IN

ACCORDANCE WITE AFR 200-2, DID 1/, SEP 59, AND RPTD TO ATIC, ATTN:

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-7 PHILIP G. EVANS
# Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Science and Components

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