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DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Si, Qam £ ' pe Se Pee O Wes Balloon
24 Sep 61 N . of Tonopan, Nevada Q Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP & TYPE OF OBSERVATION G Messmy Rateon
Local 2249 £3°Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rador 4 Peokstie diel
GMT ___.2 07492 D Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Reder | 9 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Q Was Astronomical .~ f/1¢/—
0 Yes / ‘ | Probably Astronomical
(X No villian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE O Other
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
eter _. &« | Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING . br:.z . |}. COMMENTS ~

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Air Force Intelligence
Washington, D. C. September 29, 1961

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Unidentified Flying Object

miles south of the Pine Creek o € 11:40 F

Sunday night, September 24, 1961 ep 1.39
Highway
82, Monitor Valley, Nye County, Nevada, the following

occurred:

At that time I stopped my vehicle and observed an
intensely, large, bright, light hovering over a
high mountain ridge in the Toquima Range, which was
from me in a west southwest direction on the south
Slope of Andrews Canyon. I observed this unusual,
large, light for eight minutes. At 11:48 P.M. the
light focused down in a vertical position and then
went out. I waited for at least five more minutes
and then drove to the Wilson Ranch, a distance of
about twenty-six and a half miles. From this ranch
I placed a collect call at 12:55 A.M, to the Central
Intelligence Agency, Washington, D. C. The operator
would not accept. the charges.

Rather than to continue disturbing the ranch people,
I then drove to the Frontier Tavern, a business
establishment located about twelve miles east of
Austin, Nevada on highway 50. There I placed a call
at approximately 2:15 A.M. to Nellis Air Force Base,
Las Vegas, Nevada. Again, the operator would not
accept the charges. Finally, at about 2:25 A.M. I
talked with the sheriff of Lander County and told him
what I had observed,

In returning to the Wilson Ranch I crossed Pete's
Summit in the northern part of the Toquima Range at
about 2:45 A.M. Roughly a mile and a half from the
summit, just as I emerged from the wooded area, I

again observed another large object which glowed with
an orange-yellowish color. It was traveling at very
high velocity in a southerly direction which appeared
to be fairly low over the east~lying Monitor Range.~ In
about two or three minutes it turned in an easterly
direction and traveled away.

Air Force Intelligence - Page Two

Unidentified Flying Object

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The weather in Monitor Valley Sunday night was as
follows: the wind was calm, the sky absolutely
clear and the moon full.

While observing the first=-described object, I was
able to discern smoke or fumes which appeared cloud-
like just above the light. The light was white.

When the beam focused in a downward vertical position,
it is my estimate that the diameter of the beam was
one-hundred feet or more. There was no sound of
engines.

On September 27 I traversed the entire area where the
object could have landed (a distance of about three
miles from my observation position), but found no
evidence of landing gears, imprints or waste matter
of any kind. Inasmuch as this particular area is
quite inaccessible,I found no evidence of any truck
or vehicle tracks nor any evidence that man or anyone
had been in there on the ground within some time.

Geologist
Bureau of Land Management
Reno, Nevada

Copy to:
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.

Map Reference = Army Map Service (KCSX) NJ-11-5
Tonopah Sheet

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Air Force Intelligence September 29,

From  : QQ. Geologist

Subject:

Unidentified Flying Object

The following information is to be attached to my
original report concerning the above subject:

The first observation of the above unidentified

flying object was made through 7 x 35 power Bushnell

binoculars,
ologist
Bureau of Land Management
Reno, Nevada
Copy to:

Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.

1961

UFU ANALYSIS SHEE? 7: _

Location N. of ‘ionopah, Nevada

Date (Local) 2h Sep 61 Hour (Local)  23uC

Hour (Z ime Group) 25074CZ Sep 61

Satellite: -------- ae %

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Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) #1 - Prob Jupiter

Radar Analysis (‘ID-E1l) N/A me : ae ae
Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc) --------- < teas Be * ce
Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, hie TAs : ; i. ul ‘ ‘faa
Other 72 - so as Phas ab f nie
Evaluation of Tae. See ETE Le os At - 2

Analysis and Conclusions: ine first object was described as a large trignt lient
novering atove tne mountains to tne west of the witness. ihe planet cuviter was
in the position resorted, possitlg a little lower. However, as it was just above
the norizon it would appear io if at a nigher altitude tnan it actually was.

ahe second object observed by the witness nas tae characteristics of a very higa

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altitude meteor, except for the excessive uuration and tne maneuver. a possible
explanation for this object cannot be made at this time, therefore, it is
categorized as unidentified until such time tnat more information is received tnat
will aid in identifying it.

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND ig. one
UNITEO STATES AIR FORCE @y Tyrer p a
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atty of: TDEW Signe

sunect: UFO Sighting (Mr. aggRRgpeiemeeigi

to: Hq USAF SAF-OI 3b (Mrs. Wells)
Wash 25 DC

1. Reference the attached letter from Mr <a. |
“QRNGrequesting information on his UFO sighting of

24 September 1961, This letter is forwarded to you with

background information to aid you in preparing a reply.

a 2. ur . SES = report, forwarded to us by a personal

) letter of eptember 1961, was evaluated and placed in
t the Air Force case file, The initial object sighted north
of Tonopah, Nevada was evaluated as the planet Jupiter,
The planet was in the position reported though possibly a
little lower, being just over the horizon, The duration
and maneuverability of the second object suggest a possible
aircraft; however, this conclusion cannot be confirmed
and the second object is carried as unidentified,

3. Due to the completeness of the initial report sub-
mitted by Mr QQNMBRem no field investigation was made,

FOR THE COMMANDER
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Colonel, USAF Ltr { alae.
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems dtd 12 Aug .

September 20, 1963

Dear Mr. ae. |

Your letter of August 12, 1963, to the Foreign |
Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force |
Base, has been forwarded to this Headquarters for |
reply.

Your report of September 29, 1961, was evaluated
and placed in the Air Force case file, The initial
object sighted north of Tonopah, Nevada, was evaluated
as the planet Jupiter. The planet was in the position
reported though possibly a little lower, being Just
over the horizon, The duration and maneuverability
of the second object suggest a possible aircraft;
however, this conclusion cannot be confirmed and the

Sincerely,

MASTON M. JACKS

Major, USAP

Public Information Division
Office of Information

Mr.