40 mi W Burns Junction, NevadaFebruary 1961

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Summary

On February 21, 1961, around 12:30 a.m. local time, a civilian at the Winnemucca Hotel in Winnemucca, Nevada, reported what appeared to be an aerial explosion. He reported it to the radar site at Winnemucca, and the report was passed along through air defense channels. The location was placed about 40 miles west of Burns Junction.

Very little detail was given. The report did not include a description of the object or how long the event lasted.

The message noted that local radio news that morning reported pieces of a meteor falling in Oregon the night before. The reporting officer believed the sighting may have been a meteor, possibly a bolide. A request for more information was sent but not answered. The Air Force card states that no conclusion could be drawn from the information given.

Reported location

40 mi W Burns Junction, Nevada

Date of incident

February 1961

State / country

NV / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 41

Original case file scans

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| a ! PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD pp
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: l. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Boll
: 21 Feb 61 40 mi W Burns Junction, Nevadqo Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION fl Suttons Brann |
: I hii iii. 38 Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar a ii Ri ff AIR |
| eMT__21 OF 302 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircreft
| 5. ‘PHOTOS » SOURCE O Was Astronomical
a Yes O Probably Astronomical
X No Civilian DO Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BP ciation einen
: ; 8 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
1 | 0 Unknown ; pers
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Observer saw what 11. COMMENTSRequest for additional info Sick
j appeared to be an aerial explosion. sent but not answered. Reporting office:
| believed objt to be Bolide, however,
description and duration of sighting not
FE included in report. No conclusion can
| 3 be drawn from info given.
| ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28991494