Fallon Navy Station, NevadaAugust 1956

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Summary

On August 6, 1956, at 5:21 a.m. GMT, military observers at Fallon Navy Station, Nevada, reported a white and silver object with a distinctive shape. The object had knobs on its surface and was observed to have two protruding humps in front. It was estimated at approximately 1,000 feet altitude and 20,000 feet distance from the observers, with a calculated speed of 20,000 miles per hour. The sighting lasted 25 seconds. The observation indicates the object may have been in a dive, and a possible configuration under review suggests it could be undergoing a test.

Reported location

Fallon Navy Station, Nevada

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

NV / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
6 August 1956

2. LOCATION
Fallon Navy Station, Nevada

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT: 05:21082

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X D Ground-Visual
D Air-Visual
D Ground-Radar
D Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE
Military

6. PHOTOS
D Yes
D No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
25 Seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
[illegible]

9. COURSE
225 to 260 degrees

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
White and silver object with distinctive shape and knobs on its surface and two protruding humps in front. Estimated altitude and speed 20,000 ft. Estimated speed 20,000+ mph. Flew out of sight.

11. COMMENTS
Observation indicates n/o in dive. Possible new configuration under going test.

12. CONCLUSIONS
D Balloon
D Probably Balloon
D Possibly Balloon
D Was Aircraft
D Probably Aircraft
D Possibly Aircraft
D Was Astronomical
D Probably Astronomical
D Possibly Astronomical
D Other
D Insufficient Date for Evaluation
D Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28966678