USAF record 28985623 (1960)
28985623
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 3 January, 1960
2. LOCATION Kingman, Arizona Lake Mead, Nevada
3. DATE-TIME GROUP [HW: GAT] [ILLEGIBLE] Z [ILLEGIBLE] Jan
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS D Yes D No
6. SOURCE Civilian and Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 Seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Three Descending
9. COURSE Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Report of objects described as blue flame with white tail. Two at Kingman and one at Lake Mead. Kingman objects moving 54° over Lake Mead objects moving 54° for 10 seconds. Report from Civilian Pilot Second report from Military pilot viewed objects and identified them as meteors.
11. COMMENTS Description of meteors Probably from the Quadrantids shower which are of medium speed and have long paths.
ATIC FORM 229 (REV 26 SEP 72)
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Notor Possibly Astronomical Insufficient Date for Evaluation
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 3 January, 1960 2. LOCATION Kingman, Arizona Lake Mead, Nevada 3. DATE-TIME GROUP [HW: GAT] [ILLEGIBLE] Z [ILLEGIBLE] Jan 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual…
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- Page 3 B. 1. CIVILIAN PILOT CALLED ATTENTION TO OBJECTS 2. DESCENDING 42 DEGREES ANGLE 3. DESCENDING 42 DEGREES ANGLE 4. STRAIGHT DESCENT TO GROUND 5. TWO SOUTHWEST ONE APPEARED TO GO INTO GROUND 6. 16…
- Page 4 PAGE THREE ROWZBG 65A 5. APPROX 3/12 AT 1200 FT MSL. 6. NONE 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.…
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- Page 6 RJWZH2/HQ USAF RJWZH2/SEC OF THE AF BT UNCLAS FROM OF 2825 PD UFO. THIS MESSAGE IN TWO PARTS. PART I. RESEMBLED METEORITES, TWO EACH OVER KINGMAN, ARIZONA (35 12N, 114 24W) AT 0716Z 3 JAN 68 AND TWO…
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