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USAF record 28936666

28936666

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 5 Sep 49 5/2104Z

2. LOCATION East of Reno, Nevada [HW: MOUNTAIN HOME AFB IDAHO]

3. SOURCE Military

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Two minutes

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground/Visual

7. COURSE Westerly

8. PHOTOS [HW: Yes] [STAMP: No]

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [HW: Yes] [STAMP: No]

10. CONCLUSION AIRCRAFT Evaluated on flight description and characteristics.

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object was first sighted from a car at 10 degrees elevation. Its size was about that of a P-38 wingspan. Speed was about 600 mph, at an estimated altitude of 3,000 to 5,000 feet. It seemed to be perfectly round with curved sides that came to a smooth rounded edge. Object was reflecting sunlight when it was first sighted. It disappeared into the west about 2 minutes after it was first sighted. No sound, smoke, contrails, exhaust, or sound was observed.

FORM PTD SEP'82 O-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used

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