Over Las Vegas, NevadaNovember 1957

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Summary

On November 13, 1957, over Las Vegas, Nevada, a civilian reported observing one object with bright lights that was also sighted on radar. The observation method was ground-visual and ground-radar. The length of observation was not given. The object was described as orbiting. A TWA pilot noticed the object on base leg at Las Vegas Overtook. Nellis Control Site logged the object on radar. An air visual radar site also reported contact. The object had bright lights resembling landing lights. The Air Force evaluation was Unknown.

Reported location

Over Las Vegas, Nevada

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

NV / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 13 November 1957

2. LOCATION: Over Las Vegas, Nevada

12. CONCLUSIONS
[x] Was Balloon
[ ] Probably Balloon
[ ] Possibly Balloon
[ ] Was Aircraft
[x] Probably Aircraft
[ ] Possibly Aircraft
[ ] Was Astronomical
[ ] Probably Astronomical
[ ] Possibly Astronomical
[ ] Other
[ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[x] Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 1110-2202

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[x] Ground-Visual [x] Ground-Radar
[ ] Air-Visual [x] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
[ ] Yes
[x] No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: not given

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One

9. COURSE: orbiting

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Object with bright lights (as landing lights) sighted also on radar. Obj was orbiting.

11. COMMENTS
Orbitting object with bright lights and n/c in vicinity - probably a/c.

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