Project 1073 Record: UFO Sighting at Nellis AFB, Nevada, 17 September 1968

This document contains a collection of records regarding a UFO sighting reported on 17 September 1968 at Nellis AFB, Nevada. The primary witness, TSgt John Hughes, a tower watch supervisor, observed a single object for approximately 40 minutes. He described the object as having a bright white light, a flashing red light on top, and a solid green light on the bottom. The object was initially seen at an altitude of 5,000 feet, where it remained stationary for eight minutes before ascending to 14,000-15,000 feet. It then drifted west at 5 mph, stopped again, and eventually departed to the south. The witness, who had four years of experience as a tower and radar air traffic control supervisor, noted that the object's lights were significantly larger than those of a Boeing 707 in the area. Although the Nellis AFB Command Post initially reported an FAA radar contact, a subsequent investigation involving Mr. Peterson, the FAA tower watch supervisor, confirmed that no radar contact was recorded. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was a 'possible balloon.' The file includes the original sighting questionnaire, correspondence between the Tactical Fighter Weapons Center and the Foreign Technology Division, and a correction regarding the radar data.