5Mi Sof Minden reported light point observation — March 1961

On or during March 1961, at or near 5Mi Sof Minden, Nevada, United States, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: 2 bright, irregular, objects with flashing lights were sighted. A. (1) CIRCULAR. (2) FEA (3) BRIGHT WHITE. (4) ONE (5) N/A. (6) OBJECT HAD TWO BRIGHT LIGHTS CLOSE TOGETHER. (7) SOURCE STATED NO TAIL OBSERVED. (8) NONE (9) NONE. (10) SOURCE HAD GOOD CHARACTERISTICS AND LIGHTING WERE NOT THOSE OF FALLING STAR AND FOR THIS REASON WAS CAREFULLY OBSERVED. (2) TEN TO TWENTY MILES SOUTH EAST OF OBSERVER'S POSITION AT TIME FOR SIGHTING. (3) OBJECT DISAPPEARED ON HORIZON AT POINT LIKE TO TWENTY MILES SOUTHEAST OF OBSERVER. (4) ARCING FLIGHT PATH LIKE THAT OF FALLING OBJECT. (5) OBJECT DISAPPEARED UPON IMPACT AT HORIZON GENERATING BRIGHT ORANGE GLOW FOR FIVE SECONDS (5) FIVE SECONDS PRIOR TO IMPACT. OBSERVED WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON HIGHWAY 95 SIGHTING MADE AT POINT FIVE MILES SOUTH OF MINDEN, NEVADA, BETWEEN GARDNERVILLE AND WOODFORDS.