40mi WBurns Junction radar-visual unidentified-object report — February 1961

On or during February 1961, at or near 40mi WBurns Junction, Nevada, United States, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Observer saw what appears to be an aerial explosion. ATTN AFCIN-LI AND AFCIN-4A, AT 07302 21 FEB THE DUTY CONTROLLER 25TH NORAD REGION COMBAT CENTER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CONTROLLER AT RENO AIR DEFENSE SECTOR THAT A MR. (WINNEMUCCA HOTEL, WINNEMUCCA, NEVADA REPORTED TO THE RADAR SITE AT WINNEMUCCA THAT HE SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN AERIAL EXPLOSION 43 MILES WEST OF BURNS JUNCTION ABOUT 50 MILES NORTH OF WINNEMUCCA.