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1. DATE 2.. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
11 ll.:ly 61 Indi'l.Il Spring~ , iJev adA 0 Was Balloon 0 Prabobly Bolloon
3. OATE·TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Pouibly Balloon
Local 1128 • XXI Ground- Vo suol j(Ground· Rodar QX Was Aircraft 0 Probably Ai rcroft
GMT 1 828Z 0 Ai ,. Visuol 0 Aor· lntercepl Radar 0 P o ssibly AIrcraft
s. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical
Xl'J No Ni11to.ry 0 Possibly Astronamlcol
7. LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION •• NUMB ER OF OBJECT S 9. COURSE 0 Other 0 In surf I dent Dato for Evoluation 0 Unknown
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to. BRIEF SUMMARY 01" SIGHTING Crescent s haped, s ilver tl. COMMENTs ZubGequent r eport a of sioi lar
· ., "0,0 .... tlt itude of objt est ir.la.ted to be Gightings fm sane area attribute to -·· - - ..... . 75 , 000- lO, ooo t. U-2 ty:pe a(· .
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5579 13 MAY 61
PRIORITY
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I FM 865 ACW SQ LAS VEGAS AFS NEV
# ,-'\ ; 1 ' t • ~( 1.: 15 17 ~ J.- .,; 1, 1
..J./ G ( u ff) 1221002
J TO ADC ENT AFB COLO
28 AIR DIV HAMILTON AFB CALIF
ATIC WPAFB OHIO
ASSIST COFS INTELLIGENCE Ha USAF WASHDC
OFFICE OF INFOP.MATICN SERVICES HQ USAF WASHDC
INFO 1006 AISS ENT AFB COLO
IT£ 86500P~519 . <A> C1> ( 2) (3)
(4) (5) (6) (7) (8) ( 9) REFERENCE 452~TH CCRTNGT, NELLIS
AFB, MESS AGE OI-05-003 8. B. (1) TELEPHONE CALL FR OM MAJOR JOHN
JARRETT, NELLI S AfB WX DET. ( 2) ANGLE UNK AXIMUTH 293 DEG 32 NM . (3 )
ANGLE UNK 10 NM RADIUS OF 293 DEC 32 NM . (4) ALL DIRECTI ONS FROM
INITIAL CONTACT IN STRAIGHT LINE TO DISAPPEARANCE-A PPROX 5-J~NM .
C5 ) GRA DUAL F~DDE . (6) 3 P.OURS 25 MINUTEs . C. (1) GROUND ELEC TRONICS
FPS2~A . (2) 9. ( 3 ) N/A. D. Cl> 22352 MAY 61. <2> DAY AND DUSK .
£ . 36 DEG 19 MIN 07 SEC NOP.TH, 115 DEC 34 MIN 30 SEC WEST 23 NM
~NW LAS VEGAS NEVADA . F. (1) NONE . (2) EARLE W DENAU CAPT 865
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ACW ASQ OPERATIONS OFFICER FAIR MELVIN D CALAHAN S so
CREW CHIEF GOOD JONATHAN Y GREENWOOD A/lC 865 ACW SO SCOPE
OPERATCR GOOD MATTHEW A WEBB AIRMA N SECOND CLASS 865 ACW SO CRE~
CHIEF GOOD DAVID G FREEMAN AIRMAN SECOND CLASS 865 AC~ SO SCOPE
OPERATOR GOOD . G. (1) <2> ( 3 ) (4) C5 > C6> REFERENCE 452~ THE
CCRTNCWG, NELLIS AFB, MESSAGE Ol-05-2~38. H. UNKNO~N . I . NONE .
J • UNK . K. DEE L JORGENSEN CAPT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE OFFICER • •
~· .SCOPE FIL~ (WILL BE FORWARDED WHEN DEVELOPED> . •
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UHCLASSII'IEO MESSAGI!
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AF IN • 50343 (12 May 61) W/sc •
ACTION : CIN- 14
INFO : OOP- 2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (21)
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fM 4520TH CCRTNGWG NELLIS AFB NEV
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWZSB/28TH ADIV <NORAD> HAMILTON AFB CALIF
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF (AfCIN> WASHINGTON D C
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INFO: RJ~ZJBD/865TH AC&W SQ LAS VEGAS NEV
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UNCLAS/E F T 0/ 01 -05-0038 o
UFO o CA> (1) CRESCENT o
C2 > UNDETERMINED
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(4) CNE INITIALLY, 57 AT 1828Z 11 ~ A Y 6l o
<5> NOT APPLI CABLE
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( 7) ' I uT 'Jl5CERN'ED o
(8) NONe:- DUE TO EXTREME ALT I TUDE .,
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A}, IN : 50343 (12 May 61 )
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b't!I'ARTM!NT OF M Ant FORC! STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNOASSifiED MESSAGE
INCOMING
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<B> (1) WEATHER OBSERVER AT INDIAN SPRINGS AFB NEVADA NOTICED
OBJECT DURING THEODOLITE OBSERVATION AT APPROXIMATELY 1828Z, 11 MAY
61o TRACKED BY ISAFB UNTIL 2100Z WHEN NELLIS AFB WEATHER DETACHMENT
COMMANDER WAS ADVISED BY ISAFB WEATHER TEAM AND COMMENCED TRACK VIA
THEODOLITE o NELLIS AFB INTELLIGENCE ADVISED 2200Z AND ~ITNESSED
SIGHTING VIA THEODOLITEo 865TH AC&W SITE <ANGELS PEAK> WERE
QUERIED APPROXIMATELY 2230Z AND THEY ADVISED THEY WERE NOT TRACKING
ANY OBJECTSo 865TH ADVISED NAFB WEATHER OFFICER APPROXIMATELY 2300Z
THEY WERE NOW TRACKING WITH RADAR AND SCOPE PHOTOS WERE BEING TAKENo
NAFB CEASED THEODOLITE OBSERVATION AT 2300Zo 856TH WAS QUERIED 2330Z
AS TO POSSIBLE VECTOR OF AVAILABLE INTERCEPTORS AND ADVISED POSSI
SILITY OF AN F-106 FROM GEORGE AFB o AT 2400Z, 865TH ADVISED F-106
r ANCELLED AND WERE TRYING TO GET F3H AIRCRAFT INTERCEPTOR FROM YUMA
~~IZONAo AT THAT TIME 865TH ADVISED THEY HAD PICKED UP ON THEIR
SCOPES A TOTAL OF 57 SEPARATE OBJECT SIGHTINGSo
'2 ) ANGLE OR ELEVATION AT 2200Z WAS 31 o9 DEGREES, 248o 7 AZIMUTH'
F'R OM I~EATHER STATION AT NELLIS AFBo
( ~) OBJ~C:~ STILL B~ING S!GHT~D AT \l~E OF RE?ORT FILING ~
(4) FL IGHT PATHS ALL DIRECTIONS, SPEED VARIABLE o ALTITUDE OF
OaJ~CTS ESTIMATED TO BE 75 1 000 TO 100 1 000 FEETo
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1~ L~ : 50343 (12 May 61)
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DEPARTMENT OF ni'E AIR FORC! STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCtASSifiED MESSAGE
INCOMING
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<S> INITIAL SIGHTING VIA NAFB THEODOLITE FADED BEYOND TRACKING •
CAPABILITY AT 2300Z ELEVATION OF OBJECT AT THAT TIME WAS 19
DEGREtS, 260 DEGREES AZIMUTH.
C6 > INITIAL SIGHTING VISIBLE APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS.
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<C> <1> GROUND-THEODOLITE: GROUND- ELECTRONIC BY 865TH AC&W <UNDER
CONTROL OF LOS ANGQELES NORAD SECTOR, NORTON AFB, CALIF.>
<2 > THEODOLITE AND RADAR <TYPE RADAR UNKNOWN> .
<3 > NOT APPLICABLE.
<D> (1) APPROXIMATELY 1828Z 11 MAY 61 o
(2 ) DAY < ~AVY DUST DUE TO 27-38 KNOT SURFACE WINDS>.
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() NELLIS AFB WEATHER OBSERVER, FROM BASE WEATHER STATION. NELLIS
AFB COORD !NATES 36 DEGREES 15 MIN UTES NORTH, 115 DEGREES, 2 MINUTES
~EST . SIGHT!NGS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 8o25 NAUTICAL MILES DUE WEST
Cr LAS VEGAS, NEVADAo
< F> < 1) NOT APPLICABl..Eo <2 > MAJOR JOHN JARRETT, COMMANDER DETACHMENT 31, 25TH WEATHER I
SQUADRON , SSGT MATSUNAMI, WEATHER OBSERVER, DEl 31;; .-•94 - o J o
..J US ~L ACCH t .\NO TSGT Eo Lo ARMENTROUT, 1M ING INTELLIGENCE, 4520TH
CCRTNG~G NELLIS AFB NEVADA. <G> < 1) NO CLOUDS, SURFACE TEMPERATURE 84 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, SURFACE
Wt NDS 27 TO 38 KNOTS; DUSTY CONDITION o
(2) 1 l ' 10 5 !30 DEGREES, 27-.38 i< NOTS S URF~CD: 220 DEGREZSl 30 KNOTS
AI 6000; 2~0 DE GREES, 50 KNOTS AT 10,000; 240 DEGREES, 55 KNOTS •
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AT 16,000; 240 DEGREES, 90 KNOTS AT 30,000; 240 DEGREES, 55 KNOTS
AT 50,000 o NO HIGHER ALTITUDE WINDS AVAILABLE.
C3) CEILING UNLIMITEDo
<-4> VISIBILITY 25NM o
C 5 > N 0 CLOUDS.
< 6) NOT APPLICABLE
C7) 83 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT o
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CH>CHECKS WITH FAA ADVISOR AND US WEATHER BUREAU AT MCCARRAN
AIRPORT, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, WERE NEGATIVE, NO NOTAMS ON FILE
REGARDING HIGH ALTITUDE OPERATIONS OR BALLON RELEASES o NO
UN USUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS REPORTED BY US WEATHER BUREAU.
CD UNKNCNNo TO BE FORWARDED BY 856TH AC&W SITE.
CJ ) NOT APPLICABLEo
<K> MAJOR ANTHONY Jo BUSALACHI, DIRECTOR ON INTELLIGENCE,
4520TH CCRTNGW G, NELLIS AFB, NEVADA o PRESUMED TO BE A MOTHER
BALLON DEVICE PERIODICALLY LAUNCHING OTHER FLYIN G OBJECTS.
OR !GIN UNKNOWNo
CL) RADAR SCOPE PHOTOS WILL PRESUMABLY BE INCLUDED WITH UFOS
REPORT TO BE RENDERED BY 856TH AC&~ StTE OR CONTR OLLI NG NORAD
SECT OR o
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AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED ST .HES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO
llf'l Y TO ATT• 01: Al< C rN'-4E/Major Friend/vw/69216
sueJ£cT: R a da r Analysis
TO: AF C IN -4El
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uest analysis and comments on attached radar report.
HILIP G. EVANS C o lone 1, USAF AF C IN-4E
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Memo, AFCIN-4E, 23 May 61, Radar Analysis
1st Ind (AFCIN-4Bla) 6 Jun 61
TO: AFCIN-4E (Major Friend)
1. Subject report does not contain enough radar data for an analyses to be made.
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2 . Ihe only reference to radar is in Item (B)(l) wherein it is reported that a total of 57 separate targe ts had been picked up on the radar scopes . Assuming that they are based on authoratative knowledge of the existence I of such balloon devices, Maj. Busalachi ' s comnents in Item (K) are concurred with.
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rl-?-"--R'OY L • JAMES Acting Chief AFCIN-4Bl
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