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East of Reno, Nevada (Mountain Home AFB, Idaho), September 1949

Date of account
1949-09
Location
East of Reno, Nevada (Mountain Home AFB, Idaho)
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORD 1.DATE·TIME GROUP 2.LOCATION 5Sep495/2104z East of Reno,Nevada MOUNTIrNHOMEBEBDAHe) 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Military AIRCRAFT NUMBER OF OBJECTS One Evaluated en flightdescription and charecteristics. S.LENGTHOFOBSERVATION 11.BRIEFSUMMARYANDANALYSIS Two minutes Objectwasfirstsightedfromacaratl0 degeeselevation. Its sizewasabout that ofaP-38wingspan.Speed was about 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 600mph,at an estimated altitude of 3,000 to 5,000 feet.It Groundovisual seemed tobeperfectlyroundwithaurvedsidesthatcame toa smooth rounded edge.Object was reflecting sunlight when hesari 7.COURSE it.Itdisappeared into'thewestabout2minutes after itwas Westerly first sighted.No sound,smoke,contrails,exhaust,or sound was observed. 8.PHOTOS Y. 9.PHYSICALEVIDENCE Y XXXNo FORM FTD SEP63 0329 (TDE) Prvloue odluone o thle form may bo uood.

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