PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. llAlETIMEGROUP 2. LOCATION A.i.r- Vbt1.l Over ~evad::t, FAJ lon i~AAS, 1;/i.nn crm,<'Cfl 1\F:>, Ton1.r.ah,.Nl'S) Ue va da Hili ta1y 1. NW4BER OF OBJECTS CONCLUSION Astro (c~Arl~LI.A) fl ( \/lil Tl; .R i III;!Jnf.IJ~Jt; ) One Visual Vis1al ob servc:d ... i nn to NE, Ha.dar retn ms to 1'1!. ~ . LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMM.\RY AND ANALYSIS 3 Hours, 15 Himttes f .. lYPE OF OBSERVATION Grd-Visual, Grd-Radar t---Air-ViS!Vll S~at.ionary, Enntic .13. F~OTOS ? . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Oblong ob,iect green 0n onA end red on the other white center . Grourrl ohse:rv"l'~ "r~t.i nn i .ro l rlev elev::ttion sextant 20 deg elevnt.i.on on 11.7iirn.ttl1 of WO derr. A:i.r Visual of this object Jm de aloo. Tonapn.h, Nl"vndn t.rncla~d ob,iect at 15,000 .ft distance 1 0 miles a 7-imuth JI,O der,tcc~. VLsual oo ject na de stop3 starts ar~ climbs. OisapfX'nrcci by frtcUn~. fdr-Vism1 f rom F-10/.. Grour~ Radar from Tonarah .li'Yj ~ii.nne>mucca AFD. Groun:l. s irl1ti ~s from Fallon NAS . \/inn<'JTl\ICCc ~1f1t~ested that cauRe of Radar retum s mieht be due to ' /"at her . Vi5ual si~ting char a c t.ei i st, i c of J\stro Doc\Y. CJ\P.tLlA l.n the proximat e posj t ; ( n l'Pf()l't.crl Fl D s l p fo J 0329 (TDE) P rnlou a c11tlcn or I hi rntno m be .... .,. HEAOQUA~TC:RS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY OIVIS'ON A I R FORCE SYSTE~S. CO.VMAI-.0 UNITED 5TATE5 AI'" FORCC WRIGI-IT!"A TT ERSON loll'; FORCE 81oS~, 0 .. 10 UFO S ighting, Tonopah AFS, Nev .): TDEED Request radar a nalysis on the attached UFO sightin g at Tonopah A..i"S , Nevada 'BEtTOR .QUDTANILLA, Jr Major, USAF Chief', Aerial Phe nomena Msg f'm 3635 FLYTNG~, STEAD AFB, 'NEV, CITE: ~lema, TDEW/UFO, u!'O Sighti ng, Tonopah AFS, Nev 1st Ind (TDE?P/~. Bryant/pkj/74201) 24 Sep 65 TO: TDE /U?O The descri?tivn ::>:: che fligh:: path and maneuvers during the 3 hour and 15 minuces the ~bservations were mad e i s insufficient t o allow a meani ngful evaluation to oe ~ade. However, t he description as stoped, started, and made right hand climbs" infers movements not compatible with aircraft targets. A possible explanat i on for this radar sigh t i ng could be a so-called "bubble" in the atmosphere which could cause a radar reflection, and conceivably :night cause a visual observation as well. Such a "bubble'' would fall in the category of weather phenomenon, as suggested by personnel at the Winnemucca radar site. lonel , USAF Acting Director Electronic s Directorate Deput y for Technology and Subsystems UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE ~B He24RTTU JA N RlllVJBUA0011 2522225-UUUU- ACTION : NIN-7 FM 3635FL YT t{;WG STEAD A FB NEV INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-8, SAFOS-3, TO RuWMFVA/AOC RVWJEWA/2 8A JRD IV HAMIL TON AFB CAL IF RUEBBAA/AFSC RUE BHQA /CSAF Rl8HQA/OSAF WASH DC lJIJCLAS OP 17128 SEPT ~. FOR: AFSC FTD; CSAF AFNIN; OSAF SAFOI. UFO. THE FQLON lNG REPffiT IS SUS'A ITTEO IN ACCCJWANCE WITH PARAGRAPH A q, < 1) OBLONG. <2> GRAPEFRUIT (3) REO ON Or E~, GREEN ON H OTHER VIITH GLON lNG WHITE UNCLASSIFIED AGE 2 RUWJBUA 9911 UNQAS. UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Of THE AIR fORCE STAff MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE (2) GROUND OB~RVERS ESTIMATE OBJECT AT 15 DEGREES TO 20 DEGREES QATER COt'FIRMED BY SEXTANT AT 20 DEGREES> ABO/E rcR IZON AT APffiOX IMATEL Y ~3 DEGREES FRCM FALLON NAAS, NEV. PILOT UNABLE TO GIVE THIS INFORMAl ION. TONOPAH AFS NEV A..ACED OOJECT AT 15,000 FEET~&. WITH AN AZIMUTH OF 340 DEGREES AND A DISTANCE OF 150 M4. NINNMUCCA AFS, NEV A..ACED OB..ECT AT 15000 M&. BUT GOT NO AZIMUTH~ DISTANCE READ lNG. (3) ELEVATION 15,003, AZIMUTH 340 DEGREES FROM TONOPAH. (4) STOPPED, STARTED AND MADE RIGHT-HAND QJMBS. <5) FADED OUT. C. < 1) AIR VISUAL, GROUND VISUAL, GROU~ ELECTRON! C. (2) SEVEN BY FIFTY BINOCULARS, SEXTANT. (3) F102; 541413; 39900; l-EADING UNKNOWN, PILOT RUNNI~ UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAfF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE NTERCEPT S; MACH .83; 184TH F IS <ANG) FRESNO, CPL. IF. PAGE 3 RUWJBUA 0011 UNU.AS (2) NIGHT E. < 1) AIR -APffi OX IMATEL Y 15-25 MILES S OF FALL ON NAA S, ffiOU~ -3925N1184l FALLON NAAS, t.V RADAR - 3803N 11714W TONOPAH AFS, NEV RADAR -4 ff> 8N 1174 8N 1M I N~MUCCA AFS, NEV F o < 1) NONE. <2> RODDY, EDWARD F., CQ, 194TH FIS (At'{;), FRESNO, CAL IF; BlRBIN, LEONARD <NMN), MSGT, 1-MN 769, NAS ALAMEDA, CAL IF; SGT MAJ. FIFTEEN OHR GROUt-ll OBSERVERS LOCATED AT FALLON NAAS, NEV. G. (1) SCATTERED Q OUOS AT APPROXIMATELY 15,000 FT MSL. D IR VEL VERT TEMP GRAD 70 DEGREES F. 289 4 PLUS 20 DEGREES C . 060 6 R.. US 18 DEGREES C. 160 12 MINUS 19DE~EESC. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE 200 12 MINUS 17 DEGREES C. 9 41 DEGREES c. PAGE 4 RUWJBUA 9011 UNO.. AS (4) 15MILESR..US <7> SEE ITEM G2. MINUS ~ DE~EES C. MINUS 62 DE~EES C. Ho Ttt RADAR SITE AT WINNEMUCCA WAS OF H OPINION THAT IT MIGHT BE WEATI-".ER PI-NOMENON. COLLD NOT BE MORE SFCIFIC. Ko AS THE ASSISTANT UFO OfFJCLR FOR THE BASE, 1ST LT HO.WARD C. AUSTIN, WAS UNABLE TO F I Nl D~ lNG JNVE ST JGAT JON ANY FACTS TO SUPPffiT .. Tt HYPOHSIS THAT IT WAS SeNE KNOWN OB..ECT. NOTE: ATN CY DELIVERED TO DIA/ JCS UNCLASSJFIED Vi ~ua.l Gd Vt:>ual: CAPELTJ, .-Jeathnl' 'RETURN. TO; . AmDtJ ) TH-I.? CAtj,;-1/Jc_LLA.,])