PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7
15 Jan 62 Las Cruces, New Mexico 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local 0524 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircralt
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT_ 15/1224 15/1224 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Possibly Aircraft Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE od Was Astronomical
Ys Y.s Probably AstronomicalMeteor
No M No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4 sec one W-E W-E Unknown
I0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Greenish-white object emitting sparks. emitting sparks. Witness indicated that it was a meteor.
Traveled on a horizontal path and was Description fits that of a classic "fire
brighter than any planet. brighter than any planet. ball." There is no evidence available in
this report which indicates that the
object was not a meteor.
V
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ATIC FORM 329
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It was going almost a horizontal very slightly slanting VISiS
downward, and was only about degrees above the horizon when sighted. S
No red flash as reported
in the sky were noted don't think we need fear that it was a
flying saucer.
Mystery Lights
Seen Flashing
Over Las Cruces Over Las Cruces
12:24U7 Fi
More unidentified flying bb- More unidentified flying bb-
-jects were spotted over Las Cru-
ces early today, mnaking this the
third incident in third incident in about a vear about a year
and a half.
Officer Dan Garcia reported
he saw a "red flash" traveling
in the direction of the Organ
Mountains about 5:25 a.m.
He said he later observed a
white light stationary in the
sky, then "circle around" before
disappearing. The police depart-
ment reported similar sightings
were reported further north
from n here.
The radio at White' Sands
Missile Range told the local de-
partment that an aircraft over
Las Cruces enroute to El Paso
was just missed
star."
Police here said the sightings
vere to be checked further by ~
he base.

UFO ANALYSIS SHEET
DATE 15dAN 1962 LOCATION LAS CRUCES, N
DATE TIME GROUP LOCAL GMT 15/1224
PHOTO YESNO PHYSICAL SPECIMEN YES  NO
SOURCE MILITARY CIVILIAN
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 4 SECONDS NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE WTOE
SATELLITE: IN ORBIT: VERIFY YES: NO: DECAY: .
ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA
METEOR POSSIBLY METEOR
STAR OR PLANET —
OTHER
AIRCRAFT
BALLOON
INSUFFICIENT DATA ,
OTHER
REFLECTION INVERSION PRESENT PHOTO ANALYSIS
SUN DOG LENTICULAR CLOUD PHYSICAL SPECIMEN NALYSIS
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
WHITE OBJECT EMITTING
SPARKS WASS SICHTED TRAJELING FROM
THS
THAT 17: WAS.A
METEOR. IHE SIUEN FITS
THAT OFA CLAS TMECE .
Is NO EUICENCE. IN THIS
REPCRT WHICH IJOICATE- OBJECT LJAS
FTD PORM 0-15 (TD-E2) NO. A