PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8698615

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1964

REPORTED LOCATIONLas Vegas Nevada

FRAMES3

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FRAME 001 / 003tesseract-200dpi

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION

26 Apr OF
4. DATE-TIME GROUP

Las Vegas, Nevads
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Local {X Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rador
gu 26/18262 D Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE " a oa. ne =

0 Yes
No civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

2 minutes
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

multiple _ varied
11. COMMENTS

blong obj like parachute canopy. Silver

12-15 objs comprising formation. Observed nt. | «6 birds

30-40 deg elevation. Flight in Southerly
irection for about 30 seconds at which time

reverse direction. Pattern of objs similar

to a bunch of bees. Level flight. Disappeared
oO North. Daylight observation.

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12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

{X Other. Birds

DInsufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown

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Sighting, characteristic to flight of

' ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

FRAME 002 / 003tesseract-200dpi

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RP RUEAHO INCOMING tee ad us
DE RUWHNJ 1 27/0024Z AF IN: 9777 (27 Apr 64)X/aje
Z NR ACTION : NIN-7

P. 2700152

INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS 3,

FM 4520CCRINGWG NELLIS AFB NEV DIA-15 me Wh

TO.RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO |

RUWHSBP/28 NORAD REGION HAMILTON AFB CALIF _M,
RUCDSQ/AFSC FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

FOUEAHQ /HQ USAF AFNIN WASHINGTON 25 DC

RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF AF SAFOI WASHINGTON 25 DC

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UNCLAS/SWIFT/ DPL=CP 04-027. UFO REF AFR 200-2 PARA 14A (1)
OBLONG, SIMILAR TO OPEN CANOPY OF PARACHUTE (2) SIZE COMPARABLE
TO THAT OF A DIME HELD AT ARM'S LENGTH (3) SILVER (4) TWELVE TO
FIFTEEN (5) MASS FORMATION (6) NONE (7) NONE (8) NONE (9) NONES$
PARA 14B (1) OBSERVER WAS WATCHING LIGHT AIRCRAFT TAKE-OFF AND
OBJECTS ENTERED LINE OF VISION (2) 20 TO 30 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON
(3) SAME (4) OBJECTS FLEW IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION FOR APPROX IMATELY
30 SECONDS IN RANDOM PATTERN (QUOTE: "LIJE A BUNCH OF BEES”) THEN
REVERSED COURSE TO THE NORTH (5) DISAPPEARED TO NORTH IN APPROX-
IMATELY 45 SECONDS. APPEARED TO BE IN LEVEL FLIGHT (6) 2 MINUTES;

FRAME 003 / 003tesseract-200dpi

AFIN ; 9777 (27 Apr 64)eu. yo PAG? 2of 2
PAGE TWO RUWhNJ 1 UNCLAS SWIFT

PARA 14C (1) GROUND-VISUAL (2) NONE (3) N/A3 PARA 14D (1)
26/1826Z (2) DAY; PARA 14E: 36 LIN, 115 12E. APPROXIMATELY
1NM SOUTH OF THUNDERBIRD AIRFIELD, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA; PARA 14F

1) »R QR so URRIme 45 VEGAS, NEVADA, ENGINEER

FOR WESTINGHOUSE, RELIABILITY UNKNOWN$ (2) N/A$ PARA 14G,

(1) CLEAR (2) SFC 210/9 PLUS 17, 6M 510/14; 10M 520/25, 16M 550/45,
20M 330/48, 30M 540/66, 50M 290/26, SOM UNREPORTED (5) HIGH

THIN BROKEN (4) S5NM (5) 5/8 (6) LAPSE RATE 2.1 DEGREES/1000° ;

€7) NO. THUNDERSTORMS REPORTED; PARA 14H: NONE3 PARA 141s NONES

PARA 143: NONE$ PARA 14Ks JACK L~. POPE, LT COL, 16088A, CHIEF
TRAINING DIVISION. DUE TO FACTS AVAILABLE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO

MAKE AN ACCURATE ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THIS SIGHTING.

THIS REPORT IS CONSIDERED TERMINAL UNLESS FURTHER SIGHTINGS ARE
REPORTED .

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