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Elko, Nevada, October 1959

Date of account
1959-10
Location
Elko, Nevada
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

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

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PROJECT 1C073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CCNCLUSIONS 口 Was Balioon 120ct59 Elko, Nevada 口 Probabiy Balloon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Locol XGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aireraft 口 ProbobiyAireroft AiVisuol Air-lntercept Radar Possibly Aireraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Cxes 口 Probabiy Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibiy Astrgnomicol ONo 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown ONE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Extensive correspondence w/the observer The negative of te print supposedly who photographed a UFO at Elko, Nevada. He taken on Oct l2 was requested. The states that he has observed these objs cn Sep witness refused to send it for analysip 10,11;0ct10,11,12;Mar23,1960,;&at and requested that he be oontacted various other times (& May 23,1960) personally at hi

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