Field notes, v1335
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"Journal" Hagner, M. S. 1978 Vicinity of Denio, Humboldt Co., Nevada 5 September (cont) We enjoyed beer, beans, and bologna sandwiches. 2:30 we noted a weird light-colored spot in the SW sky. It appeared high in the sky as a light, foggy spot. We could see stars through the spot. It was continually growing in diameter until it covered about 1/5 of the entire sky. It eventually faded away. We felt that this spot was perhaps related to the atomic test held in S. Nevada this morning. We finally got to bed about 0:30. Beautiful, clear night. We slept out on a tarp. 6 September Vicinity of Denio, Humboldt Co., Nevada. 0:30 Arose and checked nearby localities: 5 mi. S. Denio, ca. 4300 ft. Humboldt Co. Nevada. Got results from DJT & JCH 0.6 mi. S. Denio, 4200 ft. Humboldt Co., Nevada. 0:30 We continued S. on 140. Noted Golden Eagle and Prairie Falcon once again. 10:00 arrived at Winnemucca localities and checked traps with following results: