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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
27 Jul 61 Gardnerville, Nevada Was Bolloon 4s901oon
27 Jul 61 Gardnerville, Nevada DO0 00 Probebly Bolloen Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Possibly Balioon
Local 0100 XO Groond Visual XO Groond-Visuol Ground-Rodar O0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircrofe Probobly Airciofe
GMT 2708002 2702002 AirVisudl AirVisuel D Air-intereept Radar D Air-intereept Radar Possibly Aireroft Possibly Aireroft
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE 6. SOURCE D Wes Astronemical Wos Astronemical
Yes 07 Probobly Astronomical
X6 No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE ax otherProbA/cflare.. Bx OtherRrchA/c flare.
100 D Insufficient Dota for Evuluation Insufficient Data for Evuluation
1 1/2 min 1 1/2 min D Unknown
2 S
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING JET a/O WIEH OPPOUrANCE [nl. comMEnrsInitial sighting to attract
of fuel burning and dropping. attention of observers probable a/e flale.
After sighting flare, a/e was seen and
heard and flight path deseribed by
observers. Flare sighting was only pert
out of ordinary ok to observers.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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FM 3635 FLYTNGWG STEAD AFB NEV 3
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO IO RJWFAL/ADC LNT AFB COLO x∂a
4 4
RJWZSBP/2S TH AIR DIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF RJWZSBP/2S TH AIR DIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF 5 5
RJEDSQ/ ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH D C
RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH D C
BT
UNCLAS 0 322 G
FOR USAF AFCIN, OSAF SAFIS. UFO. ONE OBJECT SIZE AND CONFIGURATION
OF A SINGLE-ENGINE JET AIRCRAFT, TRAILING FIRE AND LARTE SPARKS
WHICH GAVE THE APPEARANCE OF FUEL BURNING AND DROPPING. OBSERVER
STATED TWO OBJECTST DROPPED, A SECOND OR TWO APART, WHICH ALTHOUGH
NO PARACHUTES WERE SIGHTED, GAVE THE APPEARTNCE OF PERSONNEL
ABANDONING THE VEHICLE. OBJECT WAS SEEN PLUS OR MINUS THREE
MINUTES OF 0800 ZULU ,27 JULY 1951, ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING SOUTH
OF LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA ARE, OBJECT WHCH WAS OBSERVERREDE FOR OF LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA ARE, OBJECT WHCH WAS OBSERVERREDE FOK
APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE HALF MINUTES APPEARED TO BE ON GLIDE
PATH THEN ROSE SLIGHTLY PATH THEN ROSE SLIGHTLY AND ARCHED DOWN AND OUT OF SIGHT AND ARCHED DOWN AND OUT I OF SIGHT BEHIND
,
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MOUNTAINS. OBSERVATION WAS GROUND-VISUAL CIVILIAN OVSERVERS
B WEST
AT JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 395 AND 543EUTH OF GARDNERVILLE,
D, AND EMPLOYEE
OF THE WELLS CARGO TRUCKING COMPANY, YERRINCTON, NEVADA, PHONE
YERRINGTON. TWO OF THE OTHER FOUR INDIVIDUALS MAKING THIS

,
NEVADA. VIVILIAN REPORTING IS IDENTIFIE AND EMPLOYEE
OF THE WELLS CARGO TRUCKING CONPANY, YERRINGTON, NEVADA, PHONE
YERRINGTON. TWO OF THE OTHER FOUR INDIVIDUALS MAKING THIS
SIMULTANEOUS SIGHTING IDENTIFIESD AS A AND TWO
UNNAMED F PERSONNEL, ALL EMPLOYEES O F ABOVE CONCERN. i . T
- -
FURTHER STATED PERSONNEL OF ANACONDA MINING CO OF LEVIATHAN MINE, FURTHER STATED PERSONNEL OF ANACONDA MINING CO OF LEVIATHAN MINE,
AS WEWELL AS M OF THE WELLS CARGO COMPANY, WITNESSED A OF THE WELLS CARGO COMPANY, WITNESSED A
SIMILAR PHENOMEN. INITIAL REPORT WAS RELAYED TO THIS ORGANIZATION SIMILAR PHENOMEN. INITIAL REPORT WAS RELAYED TO THIS ORGANIZATION
BY SGT FURLONG OF THE CARSON CITY, NEVADA, POLICE. AT O8ES ZULU,
VICINITY OF SIGHTING WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND VISIBILITY FIFTEEN
PLUS, SURFACE WINDS VAARIABLE THREE TO FIVE, TEMPERATRURE 67 7 DEGREES
F., INVERSION CONDITION FROM SURFACE TO 150D FEET., CLOUD COVER
12,000 FT SCATTERED LESS THAN ONE TENTH COVER OF MIDDLE CLOUD;
WINDS AL0FT 6,000 FT 240/S; 10,000 FT 170/10; FT 250/28;
20,0009 FT 240/22: 30,000 FT 230/16; 50,000 FT 230/16; 80,000 FT
UNK. RENO AIR DEFENSE SECTOR WAS CONTACTED FOR R POSSIBLE REPORT
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OF SIGHTINGS, NO UNI NIDENTIFIED OBJECTS RENO FAA CONTACTED
MTGOTN AD NTCTORSSED
AIRCRAFT. DUE TO LACK OF SUBSTANTIATING REPORTS FROM OTHER
VEHICULAR TRAVEL REFLECTING UPON CLOUDS, COUPLED WITH INVERSION
PHENOMENA, SUGGESTS AN OPTICAL ILLUSION MAY HEVE BEEN CREATED.
BT
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FHCURITY CLASSIFICATION
JOINT MESSAGEFORM
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
PRECEDENCE TYPE MGG (Ohecl) ACGOUNTING ORIG. ORREFERS TO CLABSIFIGATION
SYMEOL OF REFERENCE
ACTION ROUTILE HOON MULTI SINOLE
INFO AF 0 322 C UNCL
ROM EFECIAL INUTRUCTICNE
FTD AFB CHLO
STEAD AFB NEV RTWZNL
UOLASSIFIED DB_1--60
3635 FLYTNGNG/YOUR UNCL ASG ID 27 JULY 61. WHAT WAS THE
ELEVATION AND AZIHUTH
THE WITNESSES IN A CAR AT THE TIME OF THE SIONTINO? IF SO, WAS
THE OBJECT OBSERVED THROOUH A WIADON GLASS? IN WHAT DIREGTION
RBRE THE WITNESSES NOVING, IF IN A CAR, WHEN THE CBJECT CAME INTO
VIEN? REQUEST YOUR ORO CONTACT ONB OR TWO OF THEB OIHER WITNESSES
", TO OBTAIN THEIR LAPRSSIUNS OF THE SIGHTINO, REF PAR 15 AFR 200-2
DID 1H SEP 59, AND FORNARD D TO FTD ATTH: TD-E.
DATE DATE
31 ttho
MONTH YEAR
JULY 1961
SYMBOL SYMBOL SIGNATURE
ID-E ID-E.
TTEO nhE AND TiTE(Sisnaur, ireguired) TTOZO MhE AND TITLE (Ginar, i reguirod) TYPED (OrAV)NAMEANO TITLE (OrSMVeGNAMEANOTITLE
CMIUC
230-112 Robart_dEriend Major. Robart_dEriend_Major CMIUCONIE
PHONE PAGE NR. OF EDNARD A. WYNN EDHASD WXNN
62216 NR. 7 PASES Colonel, USAF
GECURITY GLASBIFICATION
Dep. for Scdenee and Components
UNCLASSIFIED
FORM 173 REPLACES DD FORM I7S, : OCT 4R, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED
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