PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
January 1960 Normon Mesa, Nevada D Was Balloon
Probably Bulloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
XX. 00 Probobly Aircraft
GMT. 0530Z AirVisuol Air-Intorcopt Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS b. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yos 000 Probably Astronomical Mateor
.No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other__
000 Insufficiont Data For Evaluation
5 Second Max One SW Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Llue and yellow flame, appearing as a Description is typical of a meteor.
missile of some sort. Observed at 20-25,000
feet and disappeared at same altitude. No
radar pickup.
United Airlines. TWA. United Airlines. TWA.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 26 SEP 52)
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RC007 TIME
Date 210
CZCSQA829ZCQYA321 3y:
00 RJEDSQ 1
DE ROWZBG 63A
0 0406562
FM 1902 AACSRON OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
TO RJWFAL/ADC EN AFB 2442
RJWZSB/28 AIRDIV . V HAMILTON AFB
RJEDSQ/AIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB ATI4 $
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RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHDC USAF WASHDC
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BT
UNCLAS FROM FLT SVC SVC CITE 01 ACTION ADC 28 AD ATIC AFCIN AFOIS UFO ACTION ADC 28 AD ATIC AFCIN AFOIS UFO (
A.
(1) NOT VISIBLE
(2) NOT VISIBLE (2) NOT VISIBLE
(BLUE FLAME AND BRIGHT YELLOW FLAME
(4)WO
(5) NONE APPARENT
(6) NONE 3
(7) BLUE FLAME AND BRIGHT YELLOW FLAME
(3) NONE
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PAGE TWO ROWZBG 63A
(9) APPE LIKE A MISSILE OF SOME SORT
B.
(1) BRIGHT FLAME
(2) 20 TO 25 LEVEL
(3) SAME (
(4) SOUTHWEST DIRECTION STEADY FAST MOVING
() SOUTHWEST VER RY RAPIDLY
(6) ABOUT SECONDS
c.
(1) TWO CIVIL AIRLINES SPOTTED WHILE (1) TWO CIVIL AIRLINES SPOTTED JHILE AIRBORNE RADAR AIRBORNE RADAR SITE SHOPWORN PWORN
UNABLE TO PICK-UP
. (2) NONE USED
(3) UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 14O TO DENVER AT FLIGHT 140 TO DENVER AT 17,000 FT 17, OO0 FT TRANSWORLD TRANSWORLD
AIRLINES FLIGHT 20 AIRLINES FLIGHT 207 TO LAS TO LAS VEGAS VEGAS NEVADA AT 13,000 FT NEVADA 13,000 FT (
D.
(1) 0530Z 4 JAN 60
(2NIGHT (
E.
OVER MORMON MESA NEVADA
F. (
(1) PILOT CREW AND PASSENGERS ABOARD UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 140 TO
(
1
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PAGE THREE ROWZEG 63A
DENVER AND TWA FLIGHT
(2) NONE
C.
CIOSCATTERED MIDDLE E LAYER CLOUDS AROUND 1200O FT UNLIMITED VSBY
360 AT 20K 240DEGREES AT 35K 260 DEGREES AT 60K
260 DEGREES AT T 4OK UNKNOWN
(3) NONE
(4) UNLIMITED
(5) APPROX 3/10 AT 12000 FT MSL
(6) NONE (6)NONE
H.
NONE
I.
NONE
J. (
NONE ON FLIGHT SERVICE BOARD OR LOCAL FROM SURROUNDING BASES
K.
FLIGHT SERVICE CLEARANCE OFFICER HAMILTON FLIGHT SERVICE
CENTER 1 1902ND AAC SQ HAMILTON AFB CALIF UNKNOWN OBJECT
L. C
NONE
BT
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GECURITY CLASSIFICATION
JOINT MESSAGEFORM
UROLASSDYID
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Check) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION
SYMBOL OF REFERENCE
ACTION ROUCLE BOOK MULTI SINGLE
INFO VOLAS
TROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIO. M-P AFB
C:
HLAMILTON ARB, GALIE.
/CNCLAS/ARON: A2 /- 123-E
FoLlGWLNC I2O: LN AAT DIAIOTioN WAS PE OUJ wHEN TIsT AM LAST
SEEM KOW LONG WAS OBT VISIBLE? WAP WAS THU GRORDS OF ATEDBJESY SEZN HOW LOND WAS OBJ VISIBLE? WAP WAS THU GRORDNS oF LITDSIES?
RER A CAEK BE AADR WIN TE LIOK OKRVATONY, I AMDLTON, FOR TME RER A CHCK BE AAOR AIM TE LIOK OBIRVATORY, MP AMLTON, FOR TE
RESLICE OF ASROOICAL FIIGENA MAIGA NAY AOCOUNT FOR CS MESLICE OF ASTROGMICAL FIEIGENA VAGA NAY AdCOUNT FOR UNIS
SIUTINC. StGMnNC.
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DATE TIME
11 1255
MONTH YEAR
JAd 1960
SYMEOL SIGNATURE
ACL-IC2
TYPED NAME AND TITLE (SiAnAture, if required) TYPED (Or SERMPOC) NAME AND TITLE
31-4-100 Najor Tohert J. Frlard CW_WAWW
PHONE 62212 PAGE NR. OF 3 PILIP G. IAS
NR. PAGES
BECURITY CLASSIFICATION Colonal, WAN
ALGI-KE
SJLASTIDX
173 REPLACES DD FORM I73. 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED
US

1960 JAN 19 06 34
2
TC23A930M354 3-4y7a
DE
RISA 53 M4 ah
FN9 2 AACU RON F92 AACU RON
TO ATIC TO ATIC
CT CT
1N0LA8-13-A-2. 1NOLA8-13-A-2.
REF UR MSS CLN AFCIN-1EA J-1O3-E. OVES NO . NOP AVAILASLE. REF UR MSS CLN AFOIN-AE2 J-1C3-E. OVES WO . NOP AVAILASLE.
PILOTS MEPOPT DURATION CF FLADH TOO AHOST TO DTTERNINE AZIVTH AND MEPOPT DIRATION OF FLADH TOO AHOST TO DTTERNINE AZI:
BLEVATION. FURTHCR, WOULD NOT -
T PROVIDE IYFO WHEY SUERIED AFTEF
LANDING. MVES NO 2. A MATE OF FIVE SEOONDE, OMEIT NO S. EONO
JULIET FOITRCT GOLT FOWE THREE FOU EVE. DUES NO 4. DR. BIDEL-
TAN, LICK OETEVATORY, ADVINIS NO IGLTIC RESORDED, DESCRIPTIC
VERY PROBAELY TAT OF FTTORITT. LOCAL NA AND DISTANCE PRECLIDET
POITLITT AOUTINC FEO' LICN OETMATORY.
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UFO ANALYSIS SHIEET
Location. Over Mormon Mesa, Nevada
Date _4 January 60 Hour (2)_C530s
Description Blue and bright yellow flame, appeared like a missile of some
Direction of Motion ..
Satellite: (AFCIN. ,Phone 69219) Checked
Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, eto) Probably meteor
Radar Analysis
Natural Phemomena (Ball Lightning, etc) ing, etc).
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Other
Evaluation of Source Rel iability Probably very good.
Analysis and Conclusions: Agree with Dr. Bidelman of Lick Observatroy -
Object probably a meteor.
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