Troy Peak Nevada, November 1958November 1958

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Summary

On November 13, 1958, military radar operators near Tonopah Airport, Nevada, tracked unidentified objects. Four separate sightings were made on radar during one day. The first contact was at 4:29 p.m. local time.

All four objects appeared in the same area and at the same altitude. They were fairly stationary, moving slowly as if drifting east-northeast. They were tracked off and on for about eight hours. A weather balloon was also seen visually passing over the radar site. The objects were detected on ground radar equipment.

The weather was clear and calm, with a temperature inversion at about 60,000 feet and winds from the west. The preparing officer believed the objects could be weather balloons because of their flight characteristics, which showed them drifting in the winds aloft. The Air Force concluded the objects were balloons.

Reported location

Troy Peak Nevada, November 1958

Date of incident

November 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 34

Original case file scans

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i ; BALLS PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
Troy Peak g a £1 Was Balloon
1.3 Movember 1958 Tonouwah Airvort/Nevada 1; Probably Balloon
FREES TE EE spa mene ree 5) Possibly Boatlooh
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
/ . 0 Was Aircraft :
REO Tha Sl @] - hin § &
Local ros 7 Ground-Vi sual DK Ground-Rador QO Probably Aircraft
oT L3/16297Z (1st) 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircroft
| 5. PHOTOS §. SOURCE O00 Was Astronomical
! O Yes O Probably Astronomical
| 0 No Le itacy OO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE EL Ot hap etis b Lio SEE al anit
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: 4 sightings in lday = Spaiveient ata for Evaluction
16207 .-1gt IENE Stationary :
10. BRIEF SUMMARY CF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
] Four different sightings on radax in Could he eather balloons
a day, All in same area at same alt. |becausz of flight characteristics
Fairly stationary. a temperature as if driffting in winds aloft,
i inversion at 60,000, WX balloon
observed visually. Winds fm West.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 16 SEP 52)
b A EG A OR me Ra shi Sr Re Fel B30

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