PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Sighting of 3 January 1960

This document details a sighting report from January 3, 1960, involving three objects observed over Kingman, Arizona, and Lake Mead, Nevada. The report, filed under Project 10073, describes the objects as having a blue flame with a white tail, moving in a southwest direction and descending. The primary witness, 2LT V. L. Harpman of the 193rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Boise Air National Guard, observed the objects while flying at an altitude of 32,000 feet. His report was corroborated by other accounts, including a civilian pilot and a tower employee named Jack McMillen at McCarran Field, Las Vegas, who described the objects as the fastest thing he had ever seen. Despite the initial reports of a UFO, the official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the objects were meteors, likely associated with the Quadrantids meteor shower, which are known for their medium speed and long paths. The documentation includes multiple operational messages and a record card summarizing the event, noting that the pilot himself identified the objects as meteors. The sighting was also reported to Hamilton Air Force Base, where it was processed as a UFO report before being formally evaluated as astronomical in nature.