PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8677069

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1963

REPORTED LOCATION40Mi NEof Las Vegas Nevada

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS

eed we es eT er ee

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

18 July 1963 4O Mi NE of Las Vegas, Nevada
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Locel 0 Ground-Vi sual 0D Ground-Reder

GMT 19/035 (Z yf Air Vi suol D Air-Intercept Radar

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Wos Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

oo00 900 a00c

Was Astronomicel
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other_Missile ae.
Insufficient Data for Eveluation

14 min (Garbdled) Unknown

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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS :

_|Tear drop shaped object, bluish white in color] Missile launch from Point Arguello
with a contrail about 5 miles in length. Forward coincides with appearance of object.
portion of obj increased in size as object Object characteristic of missile in
continued Inflight on a downward slope. Contraijl initial stage of flight. Observation
50-100 times size of obj. No sound. Object in from KC135 at 29,000 ft. Directional
sight for 4 minutes with contrail persisting data garbled. Case evaluated as a
for additional ten minutes. Object burned out missile observation.

after four minutes.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MZSSAGE

AF IN : 46224(20 gui 63) cwINCOMING Pe 1 of 4

ACTION: NIN-9 )
INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-0S-3, DI*-25, DIA/CTIC-2 (45)

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UNCLAS DCOI 15482

FOR FOREIGH TECHNOLOGY DIVISION, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO.

FOR AFCIN, WASH 25, DC. FOR SAFOI, (SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE),
WASH 25, DC. THE FOLLOWING REPORT CONCERNING UNIDENTIFIED FLYING

OBJECTS IS IN FORMAT AS OUTLINED REPORT IN PARAGRAPH 14, AFR 200-2.

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A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT.

1. TEAR DROP SHPAE,.
2. PEA SIZE. AT FIRST SIGHTING UNTILL DISINTEGRATION.

Se BLUISH-WHITE COLOR.

4.1 (ONE)

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ae N/A

S. NONE,

7 CONTRAIL APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES IN LENGTH. FORWARD
PORTION BECAME LARGER AS OBJECT CONTINUED ON PATH IN A DOWNWARD SLOPE
TRAJECTORY CONTRAIL SIZE 50-100 TIMES THAT OF OBJECT.

8. NO SOUND.

9S. NONE.

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT.

1. CONTRAIL.

2. SIXTY DEGREES RIGHT AND 50 DRGEES ABOVE AIRCRAFT.

5. TEN DEGREES AND THREE DEGREES ABOVE AIRCRAFT.

4. DESENDING STRAIGHT LINE WITH AN INCREASING ANGLE OF DE-
CLINATION TO THE HORIZON OF TEN DEGREE-TWENTY DEGREE-TWENTY-FIVE
DEGREE FROM SIGHTING TO BURNOUT.

9e OBJECT DISINTEGRATED RAPIDLY WITH CONTRAIL DISSPATING

SLOWLY. é

S. OBJECT SIGHTED FOR FOUR MINUTES WITH CONTRAIL LASTING FOR
TEN MINUTES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION,

1. AIR VISUAL.

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2. NONE.
3. KC135 DOLLY 58 29,000 FT QRI DEGREES TC. 456 KTS BEALE AFB
CALIF. i
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING.
1. 19/0357.
2. DUSK.
E, 3656N 11436W 1ST SIGHTING.
3634N 11428W LAST OBSERVED.
_ 40 MILES NE. OF LAS VAGAS NEVADA.
F, IDENTIFYING INFOMRATION ON OBSEVERS.
1. N/A
2. MILITARY.
WARREN H. WILLIAMS, MAJOR, USAF SO3ARS, A/C.
MANUEL T. BLANK, CAPT, USAF SO3ARS, CP.
WALTER D. COOKE, CAPT, USAF 9O3ARS, CP.
JACK W. PETERS, CAPT, USAF 903 ARS, NAV.
FRANCIS K. PJANNEY, NSGT, USAF 903 ARS, BO.

FACH OBSERVER IS CONSIDERED THOROUGHLY COMPETENT AND RELIABLE.
G. WEATHER AND WINDS.

1. CAVU WEATHER CONITIONS.

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AF IN : 46224(20 Jul 63) Pe 4 of 4
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2. SURFACE 320 AT 5 |
6 280 AT 3
10 240 AT 5
16 230 AT 8 |
20 240 AT 24
30 250 AT 59
50 250 AT 40
80 NONE AVAILABLE

3. NO CEILING.
4. VISABILITY UNLIMITED.
5. NO CLOUD COVER.
6. NO THUNDERSTROM ACTIVITY.
7. 1€ONE) DEGREE PER THOUSAND. |
H. ANY OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY-NONE.
I. INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION. NONE. |
Je NONE.
K. COMBAT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER POSSIBILITY EXIST OF CONNECTION
BETWEEN THIS SIGHTING AND MISSILE LAUCHING FROM POINT ARGUELLO,
CALIG INEARLY EVENING OF 18 JULY 1965.
L. NO EXISTING PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

BT NOTE: Advance copies del to DIA AND NIN.

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