PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS c a Wo Balloon _ 0 Probably Balloon Po .; bl Y Balloon Local _ _..:2::.-- ..:.4..:;;0~---------U'Gt.unll-VIsual a Groun41Aodor a Was Aircraft D ProbaWy Aircraft GMT 2507~0..: 0 AI,.VIeu.a 0 Alrlntercept Rod 0 Pouibly Aircraft / ' D~ Probably Aatranomlcol 0 PouiWy Aatranomlcol 7. LENGTH OP OISIRVATIOM 10. IRIEP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING ATIC POM J~ (llaV 2f ... 12) I. NUMBIR 0, OBJI!CTS t. COURSI 11. COMMINTS lnufficlont Data for Evaluation Air Force Intelligence Washington, D. C. Septembe r 29, 1961 Geolog i s t ~ .. ~ Mana.ge~ment, Reno, Nevada Unidentified Flying Objec t night, September 24, 1961 ., 1.39 miles south of the Pine Creek Ranc Highway 82, Monitor Valley, Nye County, Nevada, the following At that time I stopped my vehicle and observed an intensely, large, bright, light hovering over a high mountain ridge in the Toquima Range, which was from me in a west southwest direction on the south slope of Andrews Canyon. I observed this unusual, large, light for eight minutes. At 11:48 P.M. the light focused down in a vertical position and then went out. I waited for at least five more minutes and then drove to the Wilson Ranch, a distance of about ewenty-six and a half miles. From this ranch I placed a collect call at 12:55 A.M. to the Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D. c. The operator would not accept the charges. Rather than to continue disturbing the ranch people, I then drove to the Frontier Tavern, a business establishment located about twelve miles east of Austin, Nevada on highway 50. There I placed a call at approximately 2:15 A.M. to Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada. Again, the operator would not accept the charges. Finally, at about 2:25 A.M. I talked with the sheriff of Lander County and told him what I had observed. In returning to the Wilson Ranch I crossed Pete in the northern part of the Toquima Range at about 2:45 A.M. Roughly a mile and a half from the summit, just as I emerged from the wooded area, I again observed another large object which glowed with an orange-yellowish color. It was traveling at very high velocity in a southerly direction which appeared to be fairly low over the east-lying Monitor Range.~ In about ewo or three minutes it turned in an easterly direction and traveled away Air Force Intelligence Unidentified Flying Object The weather in Monitor Valley Sunday follows: the wind was calm, the sky clear and the moon full. night was as absolutely While observing the first-described object, I was able to discern smoke or fumes which appeared cloud- like just above the light. The light was white. When the beam focused in a downward vertical position, it is my estimate that the diameter of the beam was one-hundred feet or more. There was no sound of On September 27 I traversed the entire area where the object could have landed (a distance of about three miles from my observation position), but found no evidence of landing gears, imprints or waste matter of any kind. Inasmuch as this particular area is quite inaccessible,I found no evidence of any truck or vehicle tracks nor any evidence that man or anyone had been in there on the ground within some time. Bureau of Land Management Reno, Nevada Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. c. Map Reference -Army Map Service (KCSX) NJ-11-5 Tonopah Sheet Air Force Intelligence September 29, 1961 Unidentified Flying Object The following information is to be attached to my original report concerning the above subject: The first observation of the above unidentified flying obj~ct was made through 7 x 35 power Bushnell binoculars. Copy t o : Bureau of Land Management Reno, Nevada Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D. C. ill\> MiALYSr~ SH.El!.1' Location N. of .. onopah, i~evaua Date (Local) 2u Sep 61 Hour (Local) 23uG Hour (Z 'l"irr.e Group)2S07~CZ ~e;> 61 Astronorr.ical Phenomena (Meteor, Corr.et, Planet, etc) #l -Prob Jupiter Radar Analysi s ( 'l'D-El) N/ A ~atural Pheno~ena (Ball Lightning, etc) ---------- Evaluation of Source Reliability ~r~r~v~b~r~e~l~i b~l~e~---------------------------- Analysis and Conclusions: ~r.e first ocject was described as a lart e trignt li~ht. nove!ing a::o; e t:.e ;i;Ountains to tne ,..rest. of the ~ri.tness. 'lhe planet C.:u)it:!r was i:t t.ne !JOSitic ;. :-e_:Jorted , :.>ossitl' a lit.tle lower. Howev~r, as it. ,sas ju.st above the !lcrizon i \. . .;o:ld appear-to be at a nigher altitude than it. ac t.uaJ.tr was. he secona otje~t otserved by the witness nas t:1e characteristics of a very hign altitude ~ete~r, exce9t for t he excessive uuration and Lne ~anettver. r. possLble ex?lanation :or this ot.ject cannot be rr.aue at. this tirr.e, tnerefor e , it. is cat.cgorizeu as unicientifieu until such tirr.e tnat. rr.ore infor~ation is received t.na\. will aid in itlentif.;..-ing it. H EADQUARTERS FOREIGN T E CHNO LOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UNITED STATES AlA I"OACE WI'IIGHTPATTERSON AIR I'ORC I! BASI!, OHIO ATTN 0~: TDBW suaJEcT: UPO Sighting (llr. To: Bq USAP SAP-01 3b (lira. Wells) Wash 25 DC 1. Reference the attached letter froa Mr ueating inforaation on his UPO sighting of 24 Septeaber 1961. This letter is forwarded to you with background inforaation to aid you in preparing a reply 2. Mr. a report, forwarded to us by a personal letter o eaber 1961, was evaluated and placed in tbe Air Porce case file. The initial object sighted north of Tonopah, Nevada was evaluated as the planet Jupiter. The planet was in the position reported though possibly a little lower, being just over the horizon. The duration and aaneuverability of the second object suggest a possible aircraft; however, this conclusion cannot be confirmed and the second object is carried as unidentified. 3. Due to t aitted by Mr. POR THE COMMANDER lateness of the initial report sub- no field investigation was made. ~'r-' BRIC T e JOMCKHIBRE Colonel, USAF Deputy for Technology and Subsystems September 20, 1963 Your letter of August 12, 1963, to the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, has been forwarded to this Headquarters for Your report of September 29, 1961, was evaluated and plaeed 1n the Air Force case file. The initial object sighted north of Tonopah, Nevada, \'tas evaluated as the planet Jupiter. The planet was 1n the position reported though possibly a little lower, being just over the horizon. The duration and maneuverability or the second object suggest a possible aircraft; however, this conclusion cannot be confirmed and the second object is carried a s unidentified Sincerely , MASTON M. JACKS Major, USAF Public Information Division Office of Information