PROJECT BLUE BOOK

3. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
May 64 Las bEK Was Bolloon
1 1 Vegas, Nevada 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
02/0415Z ¤ Probably Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Y..No obj on Film 0 Probably Astronomical
No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
00 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 hr 35 min Unknown Unknown
one NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IGHTING 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
bbj shaped like moon changing to star-shape moon changing to star-shape WX balloon release from WX station WX I balloon release from WX station
as time progressed. Bright glow around obj. as time progressed. Bright glow around obj. at McCarren fild d, Las Vegas. Photo
Moved from 90 deg Moved from 90 deg elev to 30 deg elev in elev to 30 deg elev in taken but no obj taken but no obj apperd on film
flight from North to NW. Left and right
tracking movements.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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.DCF UNCLASSIF D
NNMESSACE S STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
AFIN: 20295 (3May64 D/apc _age l of 2
ACTION: NIN-7 TO CYS
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INFO : SAF- -OS3, (31) OSA
OSP
SMB C034 US
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ZCHQA403ZCWJX921 IL
TLA
PP RUEAHQ IT,I
ILP
DE RUWHNJ 03/0140Z ILS
ILT
ZNR FM
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P 03/0130Z MP
MPP
FM 4520CCRINGWG NELLIS AFB NEV MPR
AA AK
TO RUCMEN/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO AAA
AAR AAR
RUWHSBP/28 NORAD REGION HAMILTON AFB CALIFORNIA BC
OI
RUCDSQ/AFSC (ETD) WRIGHI PATTERSON AFB OH IO LL
SS
RUE/HQ/HQ USAF (AFNIN) WASH DC DSMG
F.LE AHQ/SECRETARY F.lE AHQ/secret aRY (SAFO WASH DC ASH DC
BT
UNCLAS/SWIFI DPL-CP 05-0026. UFO REF AFR 200-2 PARA 14A(1)
0BJECT MOON SHAPED WHEN FIRST SIGHTED AT 01/2115PDL TO STAR SHAPE
AT 01/2250 PDL. (2) COMPARABLE TO BASKET BALL AT ARMS LENGTH AT
FIRSG SIGHTING TO PIN HEAD SIZE AT LAST SIGHTING. (3) WHITE. (4)
ONE• (5) N/A. (6) BRIGHT GLOW AROUND PRIMETER AT FIRST 'SIGHTING TO
A PIN HEAD WHITE LIGHT AT LAST SIGHTING. (7) NONE. (8) NONE. (9)
NONE. PARA 14B (1) FIRST SIGHTED AT 01/2115 PDL (02/0415Z) WHEN
AREA AROUND OBSERVER BECAME BRIGHTER. (2) 12 OCLOCK (90 DEG ABOVE
HORIZON). (3) 10 OCLOCK (30 DEG ABOVE MORIZON). (4) SLDWLY TO THE
NO RIHE AST T WITH LEFT AND RIGHT TACKING

TNCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIF D
AFIN: 20295 (3May64) 2
PAGE. 2 RUWHNJ 1 UNCLAS
CIMINISHING TO THE NORTHEAST. (6) ONE HOUR 35 MINUTES. PARA 14C.
1() GROQND VISUAL SIGHTING. (2) NONE. (3) N/A. PARA 14D. (1) 02/0415Z
T0 02/0550Z. (2) NIGHT. PARA 14E. APPROX 37 02N 113 33W. APPROX
17 MILES SOUTH OF ST GEORGE UTAH AT UTAH HILL, ELEVATION 4200 FEET.
25 YEARS OLD, ADDRESS s.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA• CONSTRUCTION WORKER FOR BURGRAF
CORP. ON TV BOOSTER STATION CONSTRUCTION JDB AT UTAH HILL.
RELIABILITY UNKNOWN. (2) NONE• PARA 14G. (1) CLEAR SKY OVERHEAD
PARTLY CLOUDY AROUND STGEORGE, UTAH. SOUTHEAST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH.
(2) NELLIS AFB, NEVADA SFC WIND 160/22 PLUS 30, 6M 230/30, 10M 250/30, (2) NELLIS S AFB, NEVADA SFC WIND 160/22 PLUS 30, 6M 230/30, 10M 250/30,
16MQ270/40, 20M 270/60K. (3) CEILING 18M (4) VIS 7 MILES (5) 16M0270/40, 20M 270/60K. (3) CEILING 18M (4) VIS 7 MILES (5)
SCATTERED, HIGH THIN BROKEN (6) NONE(7) SFC PLUS 16 DEC C, LAPS RATE
2.5 DEG C/M. 17M TO 19M -19 DEG C. PARA 14H. NONE. PARA 14I. NONE 2.5 DEG C/M. 17M T0 19M -19 DEG C. PARA 14H. NONE. PARA 14I. NONE
PARA 14J. NONE• PARA 14K• FREDRIC J. HABERKERN, MSGT, AF 27051805,
INTELLIGENCE• ALL FACTS AVAILABLE INTELLIGENCE• ALL FACTS AVAILABLE INDICATE OBJECT SIGHTED WAS A INDICATE OBJECT SIGHTED WAS A
WEAIHER BALLON RELEASED BY THE WEATHER STAT ION AT MCCARREN FIELD
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA• THIS REPORT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED UNLESS
FURTHER INFORMATION DICTATED FURTHER INVESTIGAT ION. PARA 141.
MR HUNT TOOK ONE PHOTO AT THE END OF A ROLL OF FILM AFTER OBJECT
; - - 3 50MM
KODAK PLUS X FILM, ONE - TWENTIETH SECOND. BASE PHO TO LAB DE VELOPED
FILM, NEGATIVE RESULTS, NO OBJECT ON FILM. END.
BT NOTE: Adva