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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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· ., "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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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 • •

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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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<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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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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