PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSto~S 0 Wos Balloon 26 Apr 64 Las Vegas, Nevada o Probably Balloon :t. OAT E-TIME GROUP ~ "' ,.. local Q:GfOund-Visual 0 Ground-Rodor Was Aircraft 0 Probobly Aircraft 0 Air-Vi.ual 0 Air-Intercept Roclor Possibly Aircroft 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical ClNct civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE QC Other _Bi ... r-d .... ~-:---::---:--- 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 Unllnown 2 minutes multiple vnrl~rl 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Oblong obj like parachute canopy. Silver 12-15 obj s comprising formntlon. Observe d nt 30-4o deg e l evation. Flight in SOutherly direction for about 30 seconds at which time r everse d irection. Pattern of obJs s~ilar :; trJ'l t I nr. clwruct c rio tic to flight of hi l'rl!'; to a bunch of bees_. Level flight. Disappa arcd to North. Dnyl ight observation. A TIC FOJJM JlO (REV l6 9EP $:Z) CHQA169ZCQJA868 I [ ? f . :tOEPAitTMiNT OF THE AIR fORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH PAGE 1 of 2 DE RUWHNJ 1 27/0024Z ACTION : NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-0~3, FM 4520CCRTNGWG NELLIS AFB NEV TO. RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO RUWKSBP/28 NORAD REGION HAMILTON AFB CALIF RUCDSQ/AFSC FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ~EAKQ/KQ USAF AFNIN WASHINGTON 25 DC RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF AF SAFOI WASHINGTON 25 DC UNCLAS/SWIFT/ DPI.-cP 04027. UFO REF AFR 200-2 PARA 14A <1> OBLONG, SIMILAR TO OPEN CANOPY OF PARACHUTE <2> SIZE COMPARABLE TO THAT 0 F A DIME HELD AT ARM'S LENGTH (3) SILVER . (4) TWELVE TO FIFTEEN C5) MASS FORMATION (6) NONE <7> NONE (8) NONE (9) NONE; PARA 148 Cl> OBSERVER WAS WATCHING LIGHT AIRCRAFT TAKE-QFF AND OBJECTS ENTERED LINE OF VISION (2) 20 TO 30 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON <3> SAME (4) OBJECTS FLEW IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS IN RANDOM PATTERN (QUOTE: "LIJE A BUNCH OF BEES" > THEN REVER SED COURSE TO THE NORTH (5 > DISAPPEARED TO NORTH IN APPRO X- IMATELY 45 SECONDS. APPEARED TO BE IN LEVEL FLIGHT C5> 2 MINUTES; PAGi!: 2of' 2 RUWhNJ 1 UNCLAS SW liT PARA l~C <1> GROUND-VISUAl. <2> NONE C3) N/A; PARA 140 <1> lNM SOUTH OF THUNDERS IRD AIRFIELD, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA; PARA 14F AS VEGAS, NEVADA, ENGINEER FOR WESTINGHOUSE, RELIABILITY UNKNOWN; (2) N/A; PARA 14G> THIN BROKEN (4) 35NM (5) 5/8 (6) LAPSE RATE 2 . 1 DEGREES/I 000'; <7> t-D.THUNDERSTORMS REPORTED; PARA 14H: NONE; PARA 14I: NONE; PARA 14J: NONE; PARA 14K: JACK L POPE, LT COL, 16088A, CHIEF DIVISION o DUE TO FACTS AVAILABLE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE AN ACCURATE ANALYSIS 0 F POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THIS SIGHTING. THIS REPORT IS CONSIDERED TERMINAL UNLESS FURTHER SIGHTINGS ARE Rli:PORT ED o