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Case FileNARA NAID 28961383 · T1206 Roll 22

Project Blue Book Case File

Las Vegas, NevadaMarch 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Las Vegas, Nevada in March 1955. The full case file (6 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 22.

Reported location

Las Vegas, Nevada

Date of incident

March 1955

State / country

NV / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6
Transcribed text
Ho CR, At RR UFCB INDEX CARD |
3 I. DAVE ( 2. LOCATION [12. CONCLUSIONS = °
1 7 pl
| Maren 1955 Las Vegas, levada |Q ¥os Balloon
4 . 3 Probably Balloon
j 3 DATETINE GROUP | 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION iol eho Gata
i : 0 Was Aircraft
io Br er RTE ET Fy a CS A 0 Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Raodar 8 Probably Al f
¢ 0) 3 y ircratt
‘ n “ .
: CMT 03 02012 Hare 1955 x {ania 0 Air<Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
3 Vas : $ O Probably Astronomical
1 ; Civilian ( Commercial Pilot) 0 Possibly Astronomical
] 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE _ BP a es
4 Unk One (1) Unle < Jiigut tat on Data for Evaluation
FE lo, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ~~ ~~~ [IL. COMMENTS FA RR
] Ona (1) object, long, no contrails, was observed Due to insuffiaient/ Tor evaluation
by an American Airlines pilot approximately | this UFOB remains unresolvad. ATIC
: fifty (50) miles away as he waa over Las Vas Form 164 was mailed to the pilot 3
| lavadas Object changed position without larch 1955, never returned.
| apparsnt change of altitude. Ueather: Vigie
’ bility unlimited.
L
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) CREB
/ 6

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28961383

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Las VegasLas Vegas, NVNevada

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19551955-03-01

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