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Las Vegas, Nevada, August 1958

Date of account: 1958-08
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Source: uap_archive
Record updated: 2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon Las Vegas, Nevada 口 Possibly Balloon 1 August l958 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Was Aircraft XXGround-Visual DGround-Rodor 口 Probably Aireraft Local AirVisual Air-lntercept Radar GMT_01/1950Z 口 Was Astronomical 6.SOURCE S.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical OYes 口 Possibly Astronomical Civilian BNo 9.COURSE 口 Other. 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS Insufficient Data for Evaluation 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 口 Unknown one West 7-8 mins 11.COMMENTS Obj has characteristics 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING of a balloon. Wind direction at Rnd obj shape of balloon, size of pea right angles to obj fligiit or white, appeared to be spinning in in opposition.unless obj below straight line of flight. obj gave off 10,oo0'.Speed of wind below ti$ light like a star while hovering,upon alt less than 13kt,& only 5kt mdving t

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