;tRQJFC'1' 10073 iU.COQCJ C ARO IWa roo BEACH, l.:I CH. i' ?f .)F i;B~&:N'VA~IOM IJ.~ ~ri vir-t: &lono aaw tt:o brit:ht ll,1alc r~a OVOr h11 cr.r A."l\1 cl!l~j'G&I'e IJt~hta ~d n~t. aproAr toaother, but. tollowo~ 4~ aoca &par\. 11.1 Qirlll ot tM tollwial to lldlMte baw oertalll JCN of a. Certala U. DJd tile ob~ee\ look a (Ciftle ODe) 14 Did the ob~ee\ a\ 8DI' U. I 4. I\ a peea (CiJrole Oaa tw ob quta\101l) 15. Di4 tbl ot.Jot pw ott a .... (Olrole ~)I Ia ( l 16.2 Color 0 O tl t J tba eolar ot tile 11&b\t 11. Did the obJeot at arw tiM a 11.1 11oft blb1ld 1 .. \blalt (C~ Cal) Ill ~) ot ICIII\blalt (Cirole 0.) 18.) ll.e .. vitb the t (Cirole 0.) Pea t. Autc.obUe b. Bueball ;/ ;-I s.u alrpla 4: BioJole 1. D!rillbl.e Offt.oe dk j. OUaer 19.1 .1111 ot the toUaw1DI to lalloate haw oertaill J'OU are J'O'D' .. ver to QulaUOD 19. a. Certaia o. lot ftl7 aure @.> ra~r~ oertaia 4. 1D 20. !'17 to tell tba tollawial thiap about the objeota 20.1 Haw hlP tbe vu itt tNt. 20e2 laM tar waa it 1rc. J'CIUt teet ar .t.lM 20., fait vu it IOinlt .u .. p.r 20.4 ot the tallawial to 1D&I1oate baw oertala J'OG are Uhel' \o the q_.tioal I a. Certela d. lot "17 ur b. Fair~ 4. Jt a I'* 21. law 414 the obJeot !rca ri.,, (Clrole O.)t LJ Sudde~ o. other-~--- b~ Gr.Suall.J d. Don't Ia tiM tollad.JII eatoll, iMciM .,. at tbe polat ebawn. Plaoe an U. M lbaw law U. objeot wee abon the borisoa vbla r l' a to b l\ vu vben when r u. In tbe follawial abtob plaoe aa A at the poe1t1ca the objeot vu vbla roa ftnt .., lt, aid a a at lt.l ,a.ltioa vbea rau lut ..., lt a that VU1 lbGII till aoUoa that tbe objeot de. Plaoe .. ., , tbe ot ltl patla ....... at tM -ot ltl pet.b that wW abow tbe abape ot the ob~e~t. Label anll inolulle abtob .,. cldllla ot U. ob~eo\ tbl t JCN aav, and pla oe aD arrw the \o b tbe cU.NotloD tbe ob~eot vu 10, tb wbea, vbere, aal Uld vbat ooali 2'1. Ia oplt vbat clo rou tblak ta. object val IIIII vbat 1Ft haw fii1J1H(I1E lllld!k What 11 7wr prMent 3obt elae vitb JCM a\ tbe U.. JCM an tbe obJeott (Cllole ~)a ~ . ~ 29.1 Jl J ........S JD, 4S4 ilaeJ tbl obJeot toot I want to asaure you we are not confused as to t he C.Jlor of the ohjects. The lar~e~t part of the time Yle YIGtched them they l..>~ke1 to qe a very lit,ht ~re-y, tren a few seconds be- rore they lef t O'lr a1ght, (possibly u or 7 s econds) they turned over two or three times and that's when they reflected the a11nlit;ht which caused them to sparkle ttnd lo(>k' si.lvery. I wish I could estimate the heiGht and speed of the objects tor JOU, but aa I told Captain Evana otthe Stead Air rase, wit~out knowing the actual aize his guess would be aa GOOd Now that I have answered your you one. Don't you know moro are let~ing ua know? questlons, I \'lnlllil llke to aak a'.>out these oh.1ects t han ~ou Sinoerel7, FM ~OCOAPWG TKREL NINE ZER~FOUR STEAD AFB NEV TO JEPHQ/CSUSAF WASH DC JEDVP/CGAMC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB DAYTON OHIO JWPRK/COMGENAF ONE FIVE MARCH AFB CALIF JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLO SPGS COLO ID WQTT PD JLYOBRPT PD fOR DIR OD INTEL CMA roR ATIAA2C PD CMA CMA SPARKS C"A NEV CMA HOME PHONE CMA OFFICE PHONE WITH WIFE AND SON VISUALLY OBSERVED THREE OBJECTS ROUND AND FLAT IN TRIANGULAR FORMATION EACH SMALLER THAN A BASKET BALL CMA LIGHT IN COLOR LIKE SUN OR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT BUT NOT WHITE OR SILVER CMA SEEMING CMA INDIVIDUALLY CMA TO FLOP OR TURN OVER LIKE A DISCUS OR CAN TOP SAILED INIO THE AIR CMA HOVING fOR AN ESTIMATED THIRTY SECONDS FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTH AT A CONSTANT ESTIMATED ELEVATION OF FIFTY DEGREES CMA UNTIL THEY SUDDENLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY IN A CLEAR SKY CMA LEAVING NO SOUND CMA VAPOR TRAIL OR SMOKE CMA DISAPPEARED FROM THE .SIGHT OF THESE THREE OBSERVERS PD TIME Of OBSERVATION WAS 15'3 HOURS 3 AUGUST 19'2 PD OBSERVATION TOOK PLACE FROM HOUSt PORCH FACING EAST AT SPARKS NEAR RENO NEV PD REPORT VAS BROUGHT TO ATTENTION or OFFICER or THE DAY CMA STEAD ArB CMA WHO NOTIFIED HAMILTON AFB PD F-6 SOURCE PD NO OTHER INFOUMATION AVAILABLE PD NO REPORT FOLLOWS 15/232lZ AUG JVPNV DE JVPNV 21 --- FM COCOMPVG THREE NINE ZERO FOUR STEAD.)"' NEV TO CO ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO I .. PD ClTi-PIOJECT BLUE BOOK.PD WINDS ALOFT 3 AUCUST RNO 21 1915 -~ 121'7 321CI PD HUBBARD FIELD PAREN COMMERCIAL PAREN RELEASED SINGLE BALLOONS PD TIMES DIRECTIONS TIME ALOFT AS FOLLOWS PD 11'1 SW .. WNV N ESE SV 31 MIN ALOFT CftJA 1'55 CALH NW N NE r: SE S Sil ,:,4 I1IN ALOFT CMA 12'' E SE S SSW 31 MIN ALOFT CMA 18.3 V SW S SW 32 MIN ALOFT PD STEAD AFB REPORTS.FOUR CONVENTIONAL ACFTLANDINC OR TAKING OFF TKAT . ~ DATE PD HUBBARD FIELD REPORTS EXTREMELY BUSY DAY WITH PRIVAT[ AND IAL FLYING TOTALING 261 ACFT PD GEORGE HALF. CMA CAA TOWER OPERATOR THAT DATE HUBBARD FIELD CMA RECALLS SIGHTING TWO BRIGHT 0 IOOKMa- ~ CIIIIIIML CIIYPIOfPIICAUTIOII REFERS TO MESSAGE _,.,.ICATIOII CUIIIFICATIOII Ll I. I. OLISCif/3 IWUCII -fQMI .. I ., A WIIICH IMY \ D. PM11W1 MID OBJECTS TO NORTH IN MIDAFTERNOON 3 AUGUST PD USE OF BINOCULARS r IDENTIFIED OBJECTS AS B29 OR B51 WITH VERY BRIGHT SUN REFLECTION rROM WINGS PD ACFT VAS ON A NORTH TO SOUTH HEADING AT FIFTEEN THOUSAND . APPRQI PDACFT INVISIBLE TO NAKED EYE DUE TO BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHT SPOTS 15/21512 AUG JVPNV I 0 f.C iS II S Q A/IG oat L. DAJml .. " IIIIRIDOI Arl, IIICB. API'Itlf 1. A/ac DA<Ma alpecl ata-..at a. lata ot A/IG DAIIII 1 pola-of obler-l (Jperatl 2. Al&.'Jllf tw~ur atopped hie car at the approximate location that be lut ob the llpt w objeot U&ated to it had be doae to the J Approsbate~ tort, (J.o) ... _.. later, uottler 11ht or objeot appeared .. U.ut three t.Ddred (,JOO) or , ..... buDdred (lfOO) , .. , up tbe road trom AIJW11 DA%:05'1 . tl traYelled iD the ._ dlreoUoa. Dale lir,ht OJ' object wae ldentloal to tlret obeerted but apz:earecl to dl'te to u altitude ot twaty-tln (25) or thirty (JO) teet, i.ra'Yel horlaontall7 tor tour hundred (~) to 1'1'Ye hundred (500) tt anA "'-a dleappear. !hie ll&ht or objeot wu obaened tor about 1'1" (5) or aiz (o) aad appeared to be ala (60o) teet eoYtb ot the road. DAMCa wu ecetatl hill or 8117 obJeot that ,... '1e r.r tbe or ~eappearaaoe ot llchta or !be ~ the lipt. or objeou euob ae a lipt being eud 5 AllltAt. D~O" atatee that. there DO r .... hou1e1 ill the YiolDl t7 and no Mtorleta te 'YerlfJ Ill elc;hti~at. , DIBICTOI CJP llft.LLIG .. CI 1. le MllEfted u tw tbe DUUft POl ~liRAU(Ilil 'F hle .,...lore te H -"- reliable . a. lo 1oeal a1rorat\ J ftae 66lat SQUADIOII at lll.l'llDOI All fvRCK BAsS lDdioated no 4. ..ather end wlnde at tiM of elptiJIIII ae 'I'Mtber Ylall>lli t,y ~ to 5 ulH J P"O''"" to& Ia patobee . Dlreotor ot In\ellle:eDOe .... tedll Air , .... U'IQI PIZOBRJ f 752 (7) JO,OOO J.,oena. note C9) Jto,ooo -JD/SI -... 5 uDderelpcd ottloer laterpretl the al~htlDE u a reflection ot man llpt tllalola wu 1udd.al7 tura1d ott, a,peared apia d ~ turned ott cln Dlreotor ot lDtelllceaa J apat 1951 ell ret.anatnc to Mrlaa, Jlloldp, ., eer, 1 MtlM4 a brllllat wlalte llpt or ob.1eot tlaah pMt tnwUfa& la h -t tlon aa 1. I _. beadln& eaet oa a.t ._... -(l) at~ trca Juo"oa 123 at walt _. ,._ 1 t. lhe ll&flt _. brllllaatJ theN I l...alateJF, at app...S.te looatlGD t laet About tor'1 (~) aeooncla later, another lltht or objeot appaarecl la -" ... at -altl u ,._tint, ela lladral (*G) INa tM lh' ll&ht w to t1ae tint, .. bJ tor abou' ftw (5) or alx (6) IMODda. It , . to dlft to an altl tude of twent,-tln (25) to thlr'.J (.JO) t .. t and trawlled parallel to the grouad tor tour bunctr .. (Loo) to tl-we huadred (500) t .. t ud then dieap1eared. I tW-tber wiah to atate that DO ft&atatlon. hill, or ob.jen WM ble tor the 1~ or obJHtl dlaapa;erla& tr !here were DO tan houa ln the nolDlty ad no pualq 110torlau tor Woatl ot ~ alptlac ot t.be tollawinl to lldloate how oertaiD JCN are UIWer to tbe aboN queaUoa 1.21 Wilen clid , ....... Vhlnv.-.rou W vM8 r tM obJeota (CiNl.e 0.)1 Ill u a1rpl.aM (Cirole OM) I Ia tbe bul aeotloa of a oitJ1 Ill the reaideatlal aeotloa ot a oitrt oonntqa14et r~ near u airfield! P~DI OYil' a oi i;yt t. F~ial OYU' (OJNle 0.)1 ..,_., taolal vbla r tiN\ tbe ob~eott t. 8od11Na\ Ia. lana..\ tbe lb~eo\ dl.lappe&Nit t ~ Soutllwel\ e.a ~ a ot t.be to1.lcMi111 to ildioate baw certaia ,. an ot vllea JCN iibe objeo\t (Circle eM) t 10. tile obJeot -' (ClNle 0.)1 a. !brOUih vlldaw lla ' throup -- flatOUib !bNaP teleloape What do JOU ......_ about ta. weether ooa41\loal at the \SM JOU U. obJeo\t u.a wnm (CiNll a.) (ClNle eM) 4. I 414 r ba'"a to aotloe the ob~eot! -----------