NUFORC Sighting 39861

Occurred: 1952-02-17 18:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2004-10-19 19:01 Pacific
Duration: 30 mins
No of observers: 0

Location: Nellis AFB (Las Vegas), NV, USA

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object, Left a trail, Aircraft nearby

We are dealing with something very real.

The craft was observed from the control tower of Nellis AFB by this writer and an assistant control operator and and base operations officer, who came up to the tower stating that had been flooded with calls from Las Vegas, a city 10 miles South of the field, telling him that a strange object was buzzing the city. He asked what aircraft were in the air. We replied that all aircraft were on the ground, except for a F86 fighter jet that was inbound from March AFB, Riverside California that was due in in about 45 mins. All eyes were trained towards Las Vegas with binoculars and saw nothing, but shortly, coming around Sunrise Mountain, which is a 5000 foot mountain located five miles East of the field, was a very silvery disc shaped aircraft about 500 feet above the ground trailing a vapor trail. We were all in awe, especially the vapor trail at that low altitude in the dry desert air and the craft was mirroring the orange sun, which was setting in the West. The craft stopped and hovered at the end of the East/West runway about a mile from the tower at about 200 feet and remained there for about twenty minutes. There is no other way to describe this object other than a very shiny disc with no other chararistics like windows, doors, antennae etc. Following the period of time that it hovered at the end of the runway, it started moving again, trailing vapor again and passed over the highway West of the field. It made three circles and a circular ring of vapor and hovered again about two miles West and the vapor dissipated. The sun now set behind the sheep mountains and the craft was no longer mirroring the setting sun, now looking like an ominous dark object. The incoming F86 was ordered to expedite and investigate the object. He descended at very high speed and approached the area. He excitedly radioed that he sees the object and locked in on it but it dissappeared very quickly' The personel in the tower also observed the craft disappear.

The writer was encourged to write this because of a recent article in the newspaper regarding a UFO Sighting by dozens of people over the towns of Orland Park, Matteson and Tinley Park. There is more to the Nevada sighting, but I believe space may be limited for the posting.

ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS:

Dear Mr. Davenport

You asked if I ever have been in touch with other witnesses, unfortunately I have not. I never found out the name of the operations officer who came up to the tower, but my assistant's name was ((name deleted; initials "EW")) whose home was Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I tried once to send letters to all ((name deleted--initials "EW")) listed in Pittsburgh's telephone book, but I received no replies. Incidently, the only time element in the questionnaireI sent in that was correct was the year. The month and day was incorrect because the form wouldn't accept question marks or blanks. There was more to the story than what I submitted. Your are welcome to contact me at any time at ((telephone number deleted)). I can tell you of other FAA Agencies that were involved in the sighting that I presented. Respectfully, ((name of witness deleted))

((END ADDENDUM))

NUFORC Note:

Date may be approximate, although the witness does not indicate that fact. We have corresponded with the witness, requesting more information about the interesting case. PD

Posted 2004-10-27