Las Vegas, NevadaSeptember 1954

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Summary

On September 7, 1954, in Las Vegas, Nevada, a military observer reported a sighting lasting less than one minute. The object had a rounded nose and came to a point at the tail. It was black and changed to bright orange. No features or trail were visible, and an orange flame appeared at the rear. The object was about one-half the length of a fighter jet. The initial observation occurred at 60 degrees elevation and 270 degrees azimuth. The object disappeared at 65 degrees elevation and 270 degrees azimuth. Thunderstorms and clouds covered the entire area. The Air Force evaluation concluded the sighting was a possible meteor.

Reported location

Las Vegas, Nevada

Date of incident

September 1954

State / country

NV / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
7 September 1954

2. LOCATION
Las Vegas, Nevada

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local _______
GMT 07/1235Z

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

5. PHOTOS
Yes

6. SOURCE
Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
LESS THAN 1 MINUTE

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
W

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Object with rounded nose and coming to a point at tail. Black changing to bright orange. No features,no trail, orange flame at rear. 1 length of object. Initial observation at 60 deg elev, 270degrees az. Disappeared at 65 deg elev 270 deg az. Thunderstorms and clouds over entire area.

11. COMMENTS
Possible meteor.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
X Was Astronomical METEOR
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other_______
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28959508