PROJeCT 10073 R::CORD CARO 12. CONCLUSIONS 2. LOCATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Ground Visual 0 Was Ball?an G Probably Balloon ---------10 Possioly Balloon 0 GroundRodor 0 Airlotercopl Rodo r 0 Was Ai rcroft 0 P ro bob I y A~rcroft 0 Po~sibly Aircraft 0 Was As tronomi c ol 0 Probably A-;t~npntic:ol 0 Possibly Astrono mical 10. BRI:!P SltMMARY OF SIGHTING 8. NUMBER OF 03JECTS 9. COURSE 0 Orner ----------- 11. COMMENTS 0 lnsuffici..-nt Data for Evaluation DE RJ'JZNI. 3 TO R .. J' .. JF AT./A ~C ENT AF B RJEf)SC./l\IR TECH INT.D CTR RJE:?:H\J./COF S 'JSAF iifASHnc Id?O R.JE?B~/10.:6 Tr. AISS FCRT BELVOIR VA JNC!AS FROM 0 2 ?2F ACTION; COF.3 <AFCIN), OSAF <SAFIS), AT'C, ~8 AIRT"I V, AIR T!:Cl{ INTEL CTR. INFO AISS. IN ACCORT'ANC t1!ITH AFR 20~-2 FOLTO~!NG REPCRT I S S0BMITTEn: PARA 15A (l) A ~ZFT ECTION HITH NO APPA~AENT SHA~E EXCEPT POSS!BTE S ' r r ;nyr_ Y WI...,Zri THAN IT JJAS TAT T (2) APPROXIMATE' Y TH SIZE OF ~ ~j.~RTP HET n IN THE HANr AT ARMS l EN'"'TH,. (3'1 .:: 'ZRY ,...REY T)~CR! B1) AS APPP.OJ!i1ATl.Y T: ! E S.'\l1E cor O:> AS TH PEF!..ECTION r:r .TEN OFF BY A SlT'JER ,\CFT. (~)ONE. (5) N/A (6'1 NONE rr,JEN. ( 7' N!A. REF! [CfiN! O~JECT. ( 2) AS SEEN FROM HI~ ?ARY.Er CAR AP?ROXIMATEtY 45 TO 6 t rrpES U? FROM rROUNO t EVET AT .\N ESTI\1AT~n (1/\'= HEATliNr. OF 26~ T'E!REES . A:-r>ARE~T ALTITJr OF .s, TO FT ABO'.' THE NEARUY SIEQRA f'lOUt!TAtN RA7'-i,...~. THI S RANGE HA: A 6,Zi.~ TO 9,z._ PEAl< I IN I N TP.I~ AREA. E.STH1ATEn 3:~ TO ll rHl ES FR0~1 ODSER'/ER. CJ' N/A. (1.(\ N/A. (!.1 ) Nit\. (5 ) INSTANTANE:O'JST Y. (6) ESTI [1ATl) .1.5 MINUTES. ?ARA i 5C (1) r.:noUNf'-'./ ISUAT . ( 2 ) NA!fP '!'E ? l US CORRECTIONAl EYEr.r ASSES. C3) N/ A. OBSERJE~ RENO NivArA AT WE'LS ANP 4TH AVENUES HEAniN~ WEST AtON~ 4TH. 03SERVER STO~pr ANr PAQKn HI S CAR AP?~CXIMATry AT EVANS AN" 4TH. PARAF. TSt::T roJr.T AS J t AI1JSON A"F lo29941.~ , 36.35TH f T T ' IN MAIN RON. ~IS COM"R nESCRIBZS SGT lAWSON AS AN EXCEU ENT SIJ?ER'' ISOR ~vr.O tMS RET.IABT E ANn HAPPY I N ~HIS JOS. THE sr.:T I S i1.-\RRI r. ANn SEEr l3 TO BE RET IABT E ANn STAB!_ . HIS KNOW' nr OF AIRCRAFT, BY VI RT JE OF AS F' Ir}{T T I~l MAINTE~ANCE SUQ?ER~!ISOP ~O;tn TNr T'lf.t:;REES AT PL:~s 11IEST. <5' 11,;. Cl.PR!JS Hir.H SCATTEP.En. (6'~ NI A . ;:,AP.A A. PARA I, N/ A. PAR,\ J . NO AIR TRAFFIC EITHER MIT ITARY 0~ CI VI' IAN I N THE RENO AREA AT TJ~E TI~JE OF OBSERVATION. PARA K. I NTE T IGENC OFFICER WI~IG OPS 3635Tli Fl.YTRA (AT'IV). FOP TEE FOT1 OWING REASONS, THE 0 3JECT SEEN BY srT !AW30N MA Y HAVE BEEN A 'AR~E WE.!\ THE~ SA' OON. <.:.) R ENC TOWER QlJOT UNOFF I CI /\ T t Y LAR~E EAT!OON OVER T~E RENO AREA 'ATE I N THE AFTER- NOO~ OF 1. . ._.;JN 55. <2' T:-iE OBJECT s irHTn r;AVE OFF A S!' ' ' ERY t::RZY REF-ECTICN WITH APPARENTT Y NO T'IF INABt E SEAPE. (3) TH~ C~JSCTS LACK OF A??ARENT l-:OTI CN AN~ ! JryPN nrsA??EARANCE ! NT'IICATES A BAl!OON AT EII':H ALTITUT' THAT sunnENT Y BURST. (4) THE RENO ~EATHZR SER'!ICE PEPO~TE" THAT IT HAn RET EAS[n A ~EAT~lR P~l'CON AT l 7l87 10 JUNZ 59.