Project 10073 Record Cards and CIRVIS Reports — March 1960

This document collection contains a series of Project 10073 record cards and associated teletype messages regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands during March 1960. The reports detail two primary incidents. The first, occurring on March 22, 1960, involved a bright green light observed descending in an arc, appearing to hit the ocean. This was described as a burning flare and subsequently identified by PACAF Intelligence as a meteor, specifically a fireball. The second incident, reported on March 30, 1960, involved multiple reports of a bright green and blue light covering a large area of the sky, observed by witnesses approximately 120 miles apart. Military teletype messages (CIRVIS reports) from various commands, including the Hawaiian Air Defense Division and McClellan AFB, confirm these sightings. The reports include specific coordinates, such as 18.51N 163.32W and 20.40N 163.08W, and note that the objects were tracked at altitudes of approximately 9,000 feet. The Hawaiian Air Defense Division and PACAF Intelligence consistently evaluated these sightings as meteors, noting that such phenomena were characteristic of the area during that time of year. The documents emphasize that these events presented no threat. The collection includes internal Air Force message traffic, indicating that these reports were disseminated to various high-level commands, including CINCNORAD, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the National Security Agency, as part of standard intelligence reporting procedures for aerial phenomena.