PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Prabobly Bolloon OATETIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Poui bly Balloon XXI Ground-Vo suol j(GroundRodar QX Was Aircraft Probably Aircr oft 0 Ai,.Visuol 0 Aorlntercepl Ra dar P ossibly AIrcraft Was Astronomical Probobly Astronomical Possibly Astronamlcol LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS In surf I dent Dato for Evoluation BRIEF SUMMARY 01" SIGHTING Crescent silver tl. COMMENTsZubGequent report a of est ir.la.ted to be area attribute to ATlC POR\ot Jl9 (R&V 2 6 SI!P 52) FM 865 ACW SQ LAS VEGAS AFS NEV 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 1 006 AISS ENT AFB COLO (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) ( 9) REFERENCE 452~TH CCRTNGT, NELLIS AFB, MESSAGE OI-05-0038 . B. (1) TELEPHONE CALL FROM MAJOR JOHN JARRETT, NELLIS AfB WX DET. (2) ANGLE UNK AXIMUTH 293 DEG 3 2 NM. (3 ) ANGLE UNK 10 NM RADIUS OF 293 DEC 32 NM. (4) ALL DIRECTIONS FROM INITIAL CONTACT IN STRAIGHT LINE TO DISAPPEARANCE-APPROX 5-J~NM. C5) GRADUAL F~DDE. (6) 3 P.OURS 25 MINUTEs. C. (1) GROUND ELECTRONICS . 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 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 AIRMAN 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>. OUARTMENT O F THE ArR FORe! STAFF MESSAGE DMSION UHCLASSII'IEO MESSAGI! I N c 0 M I N ACTION: CIN- 14 INFO : OOP- 2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 ZCZCHQA689ZCQJA588 DE RJWZHJ 3 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 RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE <SAFIS> WASHINGTON D C INFO: RJ~ZJBD/865TH AC&W SQ LAS VEGAS NEV UFOo CA> (1) CRESCENTo C2> UNDETERMINED (4) CNE INITIALLY, 57 AT 1828Z 11 ~A Y 6 l o <5> NOT APPLICABLE 'Jl5CERN'EDo TO EXTREME ALTITUDE., PAGE T~O RJ~ZNJ 3 b't!I'ARTM!NT OF M Ant FORC! STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNOASSifiED MESSAGE page 2o f 4 <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 THEODOLITEo 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- ITY OF AN F-106 FROM GEORGE AFBo AT 2400Z, 865TH ADVISED F-106 rANCELLED 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'ROM I~EATHER STATION AT NELLIS AFBo (~) OBJ~C:~ STILL B~ING S!GHT~D AT \l~E OF RE?ORT FILING~ (4) FLIGHT PATHS ALL DIRECTIONS, SPEED VARIABLEo ALTITUDE OF OaJ~CTS ESTIMATED TO BE 75 PAGE THREE RJWZNJ 3 DEPARTMENT OF ni'E AIR FORC! STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCtASSifiED MESSAGE page 3 o f 4 <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. <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 61o (2) DAY < ~AVY DUST DUE TO 27-38 KNOT SURFACE WINDS>. () 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 SQUADRON, SSGT MATSUNAMI, WEATHER OBSERVER, DEl 31;; .-94 - o J o ..JUS ~LACCH 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 WtNDS 2 7 TO 38 KNOTS; DUSTY CONDITIONo (2) 1 l '105 !30 DEGREES, 27-.38 i<NOTS SURF~CD: 220 DEGREZSl 30 KNOTS 2~0 DEGREES, 50 KNOTS AT 10,000; 240 DEGREES, 55 KNOTS MI"A!rrMENT 0~ M AIR FORC! STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSifiED MESSAGI! page 4 of 4 PAGE FOUR RJWZNJ 3 AT 16,000; 240 DEGREES, 90 KNOTS AT 30,000; 240 DEGREES, 55 KNOTS AT 50,000o NO HIGHER ALTITUDE WINDS AVAILABLE. C3) CEILING UNLIMITEDo <-4> VISIBILITY 25NMo 5 > N 0 CLOUDS. < 6) NOT APPLICABLE C7) 83 DEGREES FAHRENHEITo 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 RELEASESo NO UNUSUAL 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 CCRTNGWG, NELLIS AFB, NEVADAo PRESUMED TO BE A MOTHER BALLON DEVICE PERIODICALLY LAUNCHING OTHER FLYING OBJECTS. OR !GIN UNKNOWNo CL) RADAR SCOPE PHOTOS WILL PRESUMABLY BE INCLUDED WITH UFOS REPORT TO BE RENDERED BY 856TH AC&~ StTE OR CONTROLLI NG NORAD 12/0400Z MAY RJWZNJ AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED ST .HES AIR FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE llf'l Y TO ATT 01: Al<CrN'-4E/Major Friend/vw/69216 sueJcT: R a d a r Analysis TO: AFCIN -4El uest analysis and comments on attached radar report. HILIP G. EVANS C o lone 1, USAF Inc TWX dtd 12 May 61. Memo, AFCIN-4E, 23 May 61, Radar Analysis 1st Ind (AFCIN-4Bla) TO: AFCIN-4E (Major Friend) 1. Subject report does not contain enough radar data for an analyses to be made. 2 . Ihe only reference to radar is in Item (B)(l) wherein it is reported that a total of 57 separate targets had been picked up on the radar scopes. ssuming that they are based on authoratative knowledge of the existence I of such balloon devices, Maj. Busalachi' s comnents in Item (K) are concurred rl-?-"--R'OY L JAMES Acting Chief