PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 REC
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 7
3 Jun 61 Nevada 0 Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local0300 Ground-Visual Ground-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 03/1600z Jun 61 0 AinVisual Air-Intercopt Radar D Possibly Aircrait
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Asironamical
OYs 000 Probably Astronamical
LFNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other._
Orbiting 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 1/2 hours One S-N then E-N Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object of undetermined size, shape and color The object was probably an a/e of the
oboerved through a theodolite by weather U-2 type, U-3 fiights are knowm to takd
observer. Cbject arrived from South and orbited place fron Nellis AFB, Nevada and the
in area for 2 1/2 hours, disappearing heading flight characteristics and altitude
Mest . Altitude estimated to be 80-l20,000 Mest . Altitude estimated to be 80-l20,O00 ft. ft. support this conclusion. support this conclusion.
Held altitude throughout sighting. Held altitude throughout sighting.
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25 SEP 52) 25 SEP 52)
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AF IN: 13433 (4 Jun 61) K/scc
ACTION: CIN-14
INFO SARS-3 OOP-2, 00P-CP-1 (21) SAFOI
SMB C 005
CHQD611ZCQJA507
PP RJEZHQ
DE RJWZNJ 21
P 032330Z ZEX
FM 4520TH CCRTNGWG NELLIS S AFB NEV
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWZSB2STH ADIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF
RJEDSO/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON RJEDSO/ATIC C WRIGHT PATTERSON N AFB OHIO OHIO
RJEZHQ/ HQ USAF WASH DC
RJZHQ/SAF RJZHQ/SAF WASH DC
BT.. BT.
UNCLAS EFTO 0I-06-912. UNCLAS EFT0 0I-06-912. HAMILTON HAMILTON NORAD; HQ USAF FOR AFCIN WASH DC FOR AFCIN WASH DC
SAF WASH DC FOR SAFIS SAF WASH DC FOR SAFIS
UFO. (A) (1) UNDERTERMINED UFO (A) (1) UNDERTE RMINED
(2) U UNDERTERMINED
(3) U UNDERTERMINED
(4) ONE
(5) N/A
(6) NONE
(7) UNDERTERM INED
(8) NONE
(9) NONE

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(B) (1) OBJECT FIRST T OBSERVED THRU A THEODOLITE BY A MR.
A WEATHERMAN STATIONED AT THE MERCURY TEST SITE (AEC) NEV.,
AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HRS ZEBRA 3 JUNE 1961. 0BJECT ARRIVED FROM
SOUTH, ORBITED AREA TURNING SLOWLY 90 DEGREES TO WEST AND
DISAPPEARED AT APPROXIMATELY 1830Z HEADING WEST.
(2) OBSERVER OBJECT FOOT
ALT IT UDE.
(3) OBJECT HELD ALTITUDE THROUGHOUT (3) OBJECT HELD ALTITUDE THROUGHOUT STGHT ING, DISAPPEAAING PEARING
APPROXIMATELY OVER LATHROP WELLS, NEVADA APPROXIMATELY OVER LATHROP WELLS, NEVADA
(4)FLIGHT PATH FROM SOUTH, TURNING G WEST WEST 90 90 DEGRES OVER
AEC MERCURY TEST SIGHT, DISAPPEARING IN WEST.
(5) EXHAUSD MAGN TION POWER OF POWER UTILIZED
2 2
BY OBSERVER. BY OBSERVER.
(6) T TWO AND ONE-HALF HOURS. TWO AND ONE-HALF HOURS.
(C) (1) GROUND-VISUAL-THEODOLITE ITE
(2) TW0 1200 MAXIMUM MAFNIFICATION N POWER BINOCULARS
WERE SET UP AT NELLIS AFB AT APPROXIMATELY 1800Z BUT OPERATORS
FAILED TO GET A FIX PRIOR TO OBJECTS I DEPARTURE.
(3) N/A
(D) (1) 1600Z, 3 JUN 1961

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(2) DAY
E) AEC MERCURY TEST SITE, NEVADA: 35 DEG 32 MIN NORTH 116
DEGREES WEST,
(F) (1DMR -WATHERMaN EMPLOYED AT AEC MERCURY TEST
SITE.
(2) N/A
(Q) (1) WEATHER CLEAR, CLOUDS, UNL IM IT
WIND
(2) SURFACE WIND SOUTHWEST AT 5 KNOTS: 6000 FT 320 DEGREES
AT 9 K 350 DEG AT 21
KNOTS: 20000 FT 310 DEG AT KNOTS: 30000 280 DEG AT 62 KNOTS;
NONE HIGHER
(3) CEILING UNLINITED.
. . (4) V (4) VISIBILITY 35 MILES
(5) NO CLOUDS (5) NO CLOUDS
(6) NONE
(7) 73 DEGRESS FAHRENHEIT SURFACE. (7) 73 DEGRESS FAHRENHEIT SURFACE.
(H) CHECKS WITH MILITARY AND USWB REVEAL (HD CHECKS WITH MILITARY AND USWB REVEAL NEGATIVE METEOROLOGICAL NEGATIVE METEOROLOGICAL
ACTIVITY Y WHICH WOULD GENERATE ILLUSION.
(ID A T-33 AIRCRAFT WAS VECTORED BY THE 865TH AC&W SQ TO
THE AREA WHERE THE E OBJECT WASI LAST SEEN AT 1900Z, AT AN IALTITUDE

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OF 34000 FT, WITH NEGATIVE SIGHTING RESULTS.
(J) NO BALLOON RELEASS IN AREA TO CREDIT AS UFO. FAA ADVISED
NO SCHEDULED FLYING ACTIVITIES WILL ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTING. HEAVY
MILITARY FLYING ACTICITY IN APPROXIMATE AREA OF SIGHTING ACCOUNTED
FOR BY 865TH AC&W SQ CANNOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO UFO.
(K) OBSERVER ADVISED OBJECT, WHEN FIRST SIGHTED, WAS TOO LARGE
AND TRAVELING TOO FAST TO BE A WEATHER R BALLOON. ORIGINATOR: MAJOR
ANTHONY J BUSALACCHI, DIR OF INTELLIGENCE, 4520TH CCR TNG WG,
NELLIS AFE, NEV. ORIGINATORS COMMENT: CHARACTERISTICS AND AREA OF
REPORTED UFO OPERATION REPORTED UFO OPERATION N RESEMBLE UFO SIGHTING REPORTED TO ADDRESSEES N RESEMBLE
ON 11 MAY 6I- ORIGIN, IDENTIFICATION, PURPOSE OR DESTINATION OF ON 11 MAY 61- ORIGIN, IDENTIFICATION, PURPOSE OR DESTINATION OF
UFO WAS NOT DETERMINED DUE TO EXTREME E HIGH ALTITUDE, HIGH ALTITUDE RESULTING RESULTING
IN NEGATIVE ELECTRONIC IN NEGATIVE ELECTRONIC : TRACKING CAPABILITY,
INABILITY OF TELESCOP EQUIPPED GROUND D OBSERVERS TO "FIX" ON THE TO "FIX" ON THE
OBJECT, AND AIR CEILING LIMI CEILING LIM MITATIONS I IT AT IONS
BT
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