DETACHMENT 3 24TH WEATHER SQUADRON NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B00184R000100110005-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 18, 2012
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 22, 1955
• Content Type: MISC

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24th Weather squadraa
Nellie Air Force Base
Leas Vegas, Nevada
SUBJECfe Weather 'for Aircraft accident
Director
eaf*IW Research
NoPten Air r Hass
ran Bernadine, rC".
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1. The - synoptio eiiasUan an 17 November 1955 at the
inate time of the subject accident was as to].].cws:
as T) surtsse chart shaved an occluded front a xterod nIg
e outh westvard out of a lam centered over te11i a AMs
gads. Die trcotal rgrstsm Joined a oa d tram Vhiah
extended west cord into the Pacific and thef into a deep
for in the Gulf of li ra. With this frontal eye r
Uwe, was as extended weather pattern with am i 'arable
to the rthl
b, The 0 ub, pattern ebowed a de trough to *A* west of
the staflc rte aesoaiated with the cell and frontal
qV .
Tonopah, )4w. and DaWtte Calif, are included *s an irx:3.oeuars.
3. The upper winds for this inadiatee arts are included as nn
inclosure.
Froe personal observation thr cxa t day, and in parti~-
aular from 0700? to 1100? the 010"s were tope Cho rlesl ' Pack all
during this period. rw steers were observed teraitt nt y In the
immediate area of the crash site. These observatl.aas may be a valwated
by ay experience level. I have been f l,1rirg for t 'L rte .n y.$rs. I
have been forecasting for six years, and have a Nesters' Dares in
Meteorology. In w4Y opinion any aircraft flying from 9000 23M MSL
in the vicinity of Charleston Peak, would have bee* in seat Mhwwers -
and clouds during this period.
2 7x}al , < < aft WILLIAM L.
i Stu Chart (copy) Dora USAF . l
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PUBLISHED BY THE USAF AERONAUTICAL CHART AND INFORMATION CENTER
AIR PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CHARTING SERVICE, ST LOUIS 18. MO.
APRIL 19481AMS1. , RMNO DECEMBER 1949 IACICI I BRSE NO. 11
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THE `FOLLOWING IS WEATHER' FOR AIRCRAFT 'ACCIDENT OCCURING 17, NOV. 55
LSV _ =-._IELLIS AFB ,NEV .
153412 E60 15 @~35 076/49/24V10/ )307 1550
~63l~JZ ,,. E7001g0,W5 0713/52/29L/5
17302, EgOc 160035 ?0g4/52/25C
19302, ,' g001`60?25 '091/5-9/,2 X 6,-124,12f2',1517 :.4
MCCARRAN'FIELD.:LAS VEGAS: NEVADA
15,30Z,-', MISSING
:.16302: ? E600150015: 079/52/337. 6/9.77/RADAT-X97374 063
1g302 ,`' E60?2OR- 102/53/341`x'11/983/ MTNS ? OBSCD S-W-N RBOO
.1730Z MISSING
TPH TONOPAH NEVADA
;15302 22 GE356100?3O' 085/.28/221, 5/979/ SPB53E17
16302 ' 30mE5O4 100Q~30' 091/33/i8J 4/991/ SWU' N SE S
17362 25CDE40C100030 097/33/171.',5/9g2/ S.WU N E S
18302 -2O E3O 6O 11O 25 103/35/19C/9g5/ SWU NSW 220 25, 247 43-
D AG DAG?GETT 'CALIFORNIA
1530Z MISSING
16302 E60015 1 t2/54%35-'12/9g6
173OZ ,MISSING
1930Z' E600,15 112/57/34-017/999
UPPER WINDS
LAS
1 7107, 15, 52 2119 42120 2215 62313 2413 g2515 2525 024,32 22637
42542 62542 52546
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