PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon Was Dalloon
6 September 1962 6 September 1962 Hanksville, Utah 00 0 Prabably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar D Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 06/2130Z AinVisuol AinVisul Air-Intercept Rodar D D Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE OX Was Astronomical Jupiter
Yes 00 0 ProbablyAstronomical Probably Astronomical
XXNo XXNo Civilian TWA D Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.. Other.__
000 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown
not rptd one West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Shiny silver object flying parallel to Planet Jupiter in Southern sky
a/c flying West at 3l,o0o In most likely object to be misinter
sight from Denver, Hector preted. Reported by several pilot$
California. Pilot believed object was on vari flights. Some considered
planet. a planet the object being or-
served. Movement to West consis-
tent with this analysis. Since
jet was flying West the object would
retain its same position for the
duration of the flight.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INC
SMB C 116 AF IN: 5 50825 (7 Sep 62) C/oge Pg 1 of 4
ZCZCHOC265ZCQJD597 ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3, DIA-10,
DIA-CIIC-3 37)
PPCUEAHO
DE RUWHHL 7H
ZNR
P 070330Z
FM OOANA HILL AFB UTAH 3 ilts 3 jils 1
TO RUWGAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RUWGAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUWHSB/SRF HANILTON AFB CALIF RUWHSB/SRF HANILTON AFB CALIF
RUCDSO/AFSC WPAFB OHIO
RUEAHG/HOS USAF
RUEAHO/SEC C AIR FORCE
BT
UNCLAS 0OBBS 58853 ATTN: FTD; AFCIN; SAFO1.
ACQUIRED 2137Z 6 SEP 62 BY HAFB UTAH, FROM ARTC SALT
LAKE CITY, UTAH. EVALUATION B-2. SOURCES BELOW NAMED
PILOTA.
TO LOS ANGELES CALIF, AT 31, 000 FEET REPORTED SHINY
SILVER OBJECT FLEW PARALLEL WITH AIRCRAFT AND WAS IN
SIGHT FROM DENVER, COLO TO HECTOR, CALIF. AT 2113Z SIGHT FROM DENVER, COLO TO - O HECTOR, CALIF. AT 2113Z
6 SEP 62 OBJECT WAS OVER HANKSVILLE, UTAH AT 6 SEP 62 OBJECT WAS OVER HANKSVILLE, UTAH AT APPROX APPROX
75,3002 TO 80,000 FEET FLYING SOUTHWEST AT EST. 500

UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
N ING
AF IN : 50825 (7 Sep 62) Pg 2 of 4
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KNOTS. PILOT BELIEVED OBJECT WAS PLANET. I4A (1)
UNDETERMINED, 14A (2) UNDERTERMINED, 14A
(3) UNDETERMINED, 14A (4) ONE, 14A (5) NONE, (3) UNDETERMINED, 14A (4) ONE, 14A (5) NONE,
14A(6) UNDERTERMINED, 14A(7) UNDETERMINED, 14A(8) NONE,
14A(9) UNDETERNINED, 14B(1) UNDETERMINED, 14B(2)
UNDETERNINED, 14B(3) UNDETERMINED, 14B(4) FLYING UNDETERNINED, 14B(3) UNDETERMINED, 14B(4) FLYING -
PARALLEL TO AIRCRAFT AT 75, 000 TO 80, 000 FEET, 14B(5) PARALLEL TO AIRCRAFT AT 75,000 TO 80,000 FEET, 14B(5)
UNDETERNINED, 14B(6) UNDETERNINED. 14C(1) AIR-VISUAL
14C(2) UNDETERMINED, 14C(3) CONVAIR 880, 31,000 FEET,
SOUTHWEST CHICAGO (O'HARE FIELD). IADCI) ZULU TIME
FROM DENVER TO HECTOR, CALIF. INDETERMINED. SIGHTING
NEAR HANKSVILLE AT 2113Z 6 SEP 62, 14D(2) DAY. 14E
(1) OVERHANKSVILLE, UTAH (38 25N, 110 42W). 14F(1)
A SCHNIDT, TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, AIRLINEPILOT, NO
ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY. PART II. PILOT OF
TWA FLIGHT 148 FROM LOS ANGELES TO CHICAGO (O'HARE)
AT 33,000 FEET OVER HANKSVILLE, UTAH (38 25N, 110 42W) AT 33,000 FEET OVER HANKSVILLE, UTAH (38 25N, 110 42W)
REPORTED 03SERVING SANE 03JECT AT 2132Z. 14A(1) REPORTED OBSERVING SANE 03JECT AT 2132Z. 14A(1)
UNDETERNINED, 14A(2) UNDETERMINED, 14A(3) SHINY SILVER UNDETERNINED, 14AC2) UNDETERMINED, 14A(3) SHINY SILVER
14A(4) ONE, 14A(5) NONE, 14A(6) UNDETERMINED, 14A 14A(4) ONE, 14A(5) NONE, 14 UNDETERMINED, 14A

AF IN : 50825 (7 Sep 62) Pg 3 of 4
PAGE THREE RUWHHL 7H
(7) UNDETERNINED, 14A(8) NONE, 14AC9) UNDETERMINED.
SOUTHWEST DIRECTION, 14B(3) UNDETERNINED, 14B(4)
UNDETERMINED, 14B(5) UNDETERMINED, 14B(6) UNDETERMINED. UNDETERMINED, 14B(5) UNDETERMINED, 14B(6) UNDETERMINED.
14C(1) AIR-VISUAL, 14C(2) UNDETERMINED, 14C(3) CONVAIR 14C(1) AIR-VISUAL, 14C(2) UNDETERMINED, 14C(3) CONVAIR
880, FLYING NORTHEAST AT 33,000 FEET, NEW YORK, NY. 880, FLYING NORTHEAST AT 33,000 FEET, NEW YORK, NY.
14D(1 2132Z 6 SEP 62, 14D(2) DAY. 14E(1 OVER
HANKSVILLE, UTAH (38 25N, 110 42W). 14F(1) W. BUTLER, HANKSVILLE, UTAH (38 25N, 110 42W). 14F(1) W. BUTLER,
TRANS WORLD AIRWAYS, CHICAGO (O'HARE), ILL, AIRLINE
PILOT, NO ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY. PART III. PILOT
OF AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 195 FROM
CHICAGO (O'HARE) TO LOS ANGELES, CALIF, AT 35,000
FEET, ELEVEN MILES SOUTH OF BRYCE CANYON, UTAH (37
42N, 112 1EW) REPORTED SEEING THE SAME TYPE OBJECT I AT
2124Z ON 6 SEP 62. 14AC1) UNDETERMINED, 14A(2)
UNDETERNINED, 14A(3) SHINY SILVER, 14A(4) ONE, 14A
(5) NONE, 14A(6) UNDETERMINED, 14A(7) UNDETERMINED, (5) NONE, 14A(6) UNDETERMINED, 14A(7) UNDETERMINED,
14AC8) NONE, 14A(9) UNDETERMINED. 14B(1 UNDETERMINED 14A(8) NONE, 14A(9) UNDETERMINED. 14B(1) UNDETERMINED
14B(2) SOUTHWEST DIRECTION AT 75,000 TO 80,000 FEET,
14B(3) UNDETERNINED, 14B(4) UNDETERMINED, 14B(5) 14B(3) UNDETERMINED, 14B(4) UNDETERMINED, 14B(5)
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIRIEO MESSAGE
INCO
AF IN : 50825 (7 Sep 62) Pg 4 of 4
PAGE FOUR RUWHHL 7H
UNDETERNINED, 14B(S) UNDETERNINED. 14C(1 AIR-VISUAL
SOUTHWEST CHICAGO (0'HARE), ILL. 14DCI) 2124Z 6 SEP
62, 14DC2) DAY. 14E ELEVEN MILES SOUTH OF BRYCE 62, 14DC2) DAY. 14E ELEVEN MILES SOUTH OF BRYCE
CANYON, UTAH (37 42N, 112 10W). 14FC1) F. HERDRICH, CANYON, UTAH (37 42N, 112 10W). 14FC1) F. HERDRICH,
ANERICAN AIRLINES, CHICAGO (O'HARE), ILL. AIRLINE
PILOT, NO ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY. 14G(1) UNDETERMINED, PILOT, NO ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY. 14G(1) UNDETERMINED,
14GC2) WEATHER AT HANKSVILLE; 6,000 - SE AT 4K, 10,000 14GC2) WEATHER AT HANKSVILLE; 6,000 - SE AT 4K, 10,000
- 320 DEG AT 5K, 16,300 - 010 AT 10K, 20,000 - 360
AT 20K, 30,000 - 360 AT 25K, 50,000 - 292 AT 30K,
14G(3) CEILING 12,000, 14G(4) 50 MILES, 14G(5)
SCATTERED, 14G(6) THUNDERSTORNS ALL QUADRANTS, 14G
(7) 2 AND 1/2 PER 1,000. 14H NONE. 14I NONE 14J NONE.
K NO PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS ATTEMPTED AS PILOTS NOT
AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW. NO GROUND INTERVIEWS CON-
TENPLATED DUE TO DISTANCE FROM HILL AFB. NO METEOR-
LOGICAL OR ASTRONOMICAL CONDITIONS PRESENT TO ACCOUNT
FOR SIGHTING. NO NISSILE TEST FIRINGS CONDUCTED IN FOR SIGHTING. NO NISSILE TEST FIRINGS CONDUCTED IN
AREA OTHER THAN STATIC FIRINGS. NORAD (SPADATS)
NOTIFIED BY TIE LINE IN LINE IN EVENT EVENT OBJECT WAS S CONNECTED TO CONNECTED TO
SPUTNIK SPUTNIK AS CITED IN CINCNORAD MESSAGE
UNLESS
FOLLOWUP REPORT REQUESTED.
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