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Between Tonopah And Las Vegas, Nevada -- Desert, November 1957

Date of account
1957-11
Location
Between Tonopah And Las Vegas, Nevada -- Desert
Source
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Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 R:CORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Between Tonopah and 口 Was Balloon 23 November 1957 Las Vegas,Nevada desert 口 Probably Balioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Baltoon Locol 0631 XO Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 23/1431Z 口 Probobly Aircraft GMT D AirVisual Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibiy Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Yes 口 Was Astronomical 口 Probably Astronomical XDNo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Dx othor Psychological 口 In sufficient Data for Evaluation 20 minutes 口 Unknown four north 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Four disc like objects observed from a Evaluated as optical illusion distance of 50 feet for about 20 min- or mistaken identity of conven- utes. when source approached objects, tional craft or due to road they rose and slowly disappeared behind fatigue, ro

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