DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9737174
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1963
REPORTED LOCATIONStead AFB Nevada
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS i
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li, November 1963 Sbead AFB, ievada QO Probably Balioon
“3. DATE-TIME GROUP i. TYPE OF OBSERVATION BO Pessibly Balleon |
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One object separating into two. First noticed | Titan missile launch from Vandenberg
a3 explosion. One fireball remain od station ary| AFB a at 14/1342Z.
and the other moved off leaving trail of fire
Observed at S0 deg az 4C 1/50 elev, Disappeared
fading to NW.
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THE OTHER MOVING AWAY IN AN ARC$:C3) FADED AWAY TO NORTHWEST;
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®. STEAD AIR FORCE BASE, SIGHT MILES NORTHWEST OF RENO, NEVADA,
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STEAD AFB, NEVADA, WEATHER OBSERVER, EXCELLENT; WIIMLER,
55 AIR BASE GROUP, STEAD AFB, NEVADA,
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ATK BASE GROUP, AIR POLICEMAN, EXCELLENT,
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LOCATION OF THIS SIGHTING CORRESPOND WITH THE TIME OF THE
SECOND STAGE FIRING AND SEPARATION,
Je A TITAN MISSILE SHOT FROM VANDENBERG AFB AT 13422.
VUE TO CLASSIFICATION THE EXACT ALTITUDE AND DIRECTION oF
FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THIS SIGHTING WAS NOT OBTAINABLE.
Ke CAPT FRANK E. HARRIS, WING FLYING SAFETY OFFICER, FROM
ALL REPORTS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS SIGHTING AND IDENTIFYING
THIS UFO AS THE MISSILE, I FEEL CERTAIN THIS IS WHAT THEY
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SAUCER DI NSVADA: A sighting which gives further
confirmation to John Je. Robinson's veebele in this issues of SAUCER NEWS oc-
curred on November 14th in Carson City, Nevadae A resident of Carson Cit;
naned Slanche Pritchett taporte d early that morning that she saw a dise-shaped
r ; hovering in the southwestern skies. Tho lady al-
haft of light frou the UFO illuminated a neardy hill.
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it had "an odd green color with a golden cast,"
that a "vibratory hum" came from the object.
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ing to at the time want off the air while the object
came back on again after the UFO disappeared!
Other pe phoned police, the weatherman, and a radio station
in near oy Reno and re ed the same or a similar object in the sky southwest
of Reno. No puatahation Zor the phenomenon could be found.
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