PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Kingman, Arizona
3 January, 1960 Lake Mead, Nevada 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 0713Z 4 Jar XAir-Visual Air-Intorcapt Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian and Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other...
Insufficiont Data for Evaluation
10 Seconds Three Unknown
Descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Report of objects described as blue flame Deseription of neteors. Probably from
with white tail. Two at Kingman and one the Quadrantids shower, which are of
at Lako Mead. Kingman objects moving at Dake iead. ningman objects moving Dn. SW. medium speed and have long paths. medium speed and nave long paths.
Une at Lake Mead desconding. In view Une at Lake Mead descending. In view for for
lo seconds. Report from Civilian Pilot. 1o seconds. Report from Civilian Pilot.
Second report from Military pilot viewed Second report fror Military pilot viewed
objects and identified them as meteors. objects and identified them as meteors.
V )
Harpman.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
:

RAZ11
CZCSQA837ZCQYA344
00 RJENSQ 2.94n
DE PONZBG 69A
0 2423132
IM 19M2 AACSRON
TO RJWFAL/ANC ENT AFB OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE
RUWZSB/28 AIRDIV HAMILTON AFB
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHDC
BT
UNCLAS FROM FLT SVC CITE 22 ACTION ADC 28 AD ATIC AFCIN AFOIS S UFO
A.
1. NONE OBSERVED
2. NOT VISIBLE JUST FLAME 2. NOT VISIBLE JUST FLAME
3. BLUE FLAME WHIE TAIL
4.THREE 4.THREE
5. NO CONNECTION
6. APPEARED TO BE METEORITE
7. BLUE FLAME
8. NONE
PAGE TWO ROWZBG SSA
NONE

B.
1. CIVILIAN PILOT CALLED ATTENTION TO OBJECS
2. DESCENDING 42 D DEGREES ANGLE
3. DESCENDING 40 DEGREES ANGLE
4STRAICHT DESCENT TO GROUND
. TWO SOUTHWEST ONE TO GO INTO GROUND
S. 1Z SECONDS
c.
1. AIR VISUAL
2. NONE
3.283 DEGREES 32008 4IOK BOISE T'A T33 PEAR S8 410K BOISE IDA T33 PEAR 98
n.
1. 07132 4 4 JAN 60
2.NIGH 2 NIGH
E.
WO AT KINGMAN ARIZONA . ONE AT LAKE MEAD WO AT KINGMAN ARIZONA . ONE AT LAKE MEAD NEVADA NEVADA
F.TNONE
1. NONE
2 HARPMAN V. L. 2LT 190TH FIS BOISE GUARD IDA VERY RELIABLE
G.
I. SCATTERED MIDDLE LAYER CLOUDS AROUND 1200E FT UNLIMITED VSBY
2. SURFACE N AT 20K G0O0 350 220
16008 360 DEGREES AT 20K 202Z0 240 D DEG AT 35K 32020 DEC AT
50023 260 DEG AT 40K 83220 UNKNOWN
3. NONE
4UNLIMITED
(

PACE THREE ROWZBG 6SA
5. APPROX 3/10 AT 12000 FT MSL
6NONE
H. NONE
I. NONE
J. CIVILIAN BEACH CRAFT NUMBER 5H DELTA LOCAL VFR OUT OF MCCARRAN
FIELD LAS VEGAS NEVADA WAS 5 MILES SOUTH OF LAS
K. FLIGHT SERVICE SERVICE CENTER
1992ND AACSRC HAMILTON AFB CALIF. APPEARS TO BE METEORITES
L. NONE
BT
04/08282 04/08202 Z JAN ROWZBG JAN ROWZBG
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133

NNNN
LA: 117
CO
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TELEPHONED
TO NO.
RA212 TIME -
Date
VCZCSQE722ZCQYA573 By:
PP RJENSQ 4E42
DE RUWZNJ I
P 0423557 ZEX
FM 4520 CCRTNGWG
TO RJWFAL/ANC TO RJWFAL/ANC
RJWZJB/EF NORTON AFB RJWZJB/DEF NORTON AFB
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB
RJWZHQ/HQ USAF RJWZHQ/HQ USAF
RJEZHO/SEC RJEZHQ/SEC OF THE AF
ET
Z4W) AT 2710Z 3 JAN 60 AND TWO EACH OVER LAKE MEAD NEVADA (36 07N,
114 27W) AT 0713Z, 3 JAN 60. APPARENT COURSE 282 DEGREES MAGNETIC
VISUAL SIGHTING FROM AIRCRAFT AT ALTITUDE OF 32,OOD FEET, COURSE
288 DEGREES MAGNETIC. SIGHTER BY IST LT VIRGIL L. HARPHAM, PILOT,
1SSTH FI SQUADRON, BOISE, IDAHO. ESTIMATED RELIABILITY OF REPORT IS
ALFA-TWO. PART II. PILOT REPORTED OBJECT AS DEFINATELY BEING
METEORITES; HOWEVER THE SAME SICHTING WAS ALSO REPORTED TO HAMILTON
FULL REPORT RENDE E" BY LT. HARPHAM TO VICTOR BRAVO (INITIALS S OF
CLEARING HAMILTON AIR FORCE BASE, FLIGHT SERVICE
ST

RJWZHQ/HQ USAF
RJEZHO/SEC OF THE AF /
BT
UNCLAS FROM OI 2025 PD UFO. THIS MESSAGE IN TWO PAPTS. PART I.
114 27W) AT 0713Z, 3 JAN 60. APPARENT COURSE 282 DEGREES MAGNETIC
VISUAL SIGHTING FROM AIRCRAFT AT ALTITUDE OF 32,UED FEET, COURSE -
19ETH FI SQUADRON, BOISE, IDAHO. ESTIMATED RELIABILITY OF REPORT IS
ALFA-TWO. PART II. PILCT REPORTED OBJECT AS DEFINATELY BEING
METEORITES; HOWEVER THE SAME SICHTING WAS ALSO REPORTED TO HAMILTON
AIR FORCE BASE, FLIGHT SERVICE BY AN UNINENTIFIED AIRCRAFT T AS A UFO.
FULL REPORT FULL REPORT BY LT. HARPHAM TO VIC BRAVO (INITIALS S OF
CLEARING OF AT AT HAMILTON AIR FORCE BASE, FLIGHT HAMILTON AIR FORCE BASE, FLI SERVICE
BT
ZS/3005Z JAN RJWZNJ
NNNN

34N5A7 1960
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On the same eveoing, a bhue light On sie samesveuux,taoiue
which raced silently which raced silently across across the Las theLax
Vegas, Nevnda sky, puzzied MeCarran
Fiaeld tower controimen. "It was the Field tower controimen. "It was the
fastest thing I ever saw." said tower
employee Jack MeMiilen who spotted the employee Jack MeMilen who spotted the
light at about 1l:05 p.n. A departing. light at about 11:05 p.n. A departing.
private plane also saw the coject. Ear-
ler that evening, lour different pilots ler that evening, four different pilots
in two commercial airlines planes flying in two commereial airlines planes flying
betaeen Bryce Canyon betayeen Bryce Canyon ani and Mormon
Mesa reported observing a sitilar light. Msa reported observing a similar light.
Their regorts of the object to Salt Lake Their reoorts of the object to Salt Lake
City were intercepted by the MeCarran City were iotercepted by the MeCarran
tower. Mebliilen said be saw the light lighr
- for about iwo or perhaps three seconda,
gcinx north to south at about a 15-20
decree elevadon. He also said be had
thought it might have been a meteor but
changed his mnind as it left no trail, and
had a horizontal trajectory. He said he
contacted a private plaoe whieh had just
taken orf and asked the pilot for confir-
mation. The pilot confirmed MeMillen's
sighting. An Air Force P33 inbound to
Nallis also confirmed its pilot had also
seen a strange light.
(See flecent Sightings, page +)