Project 10073 Record Card and Staff Message — Salt Lake City, Utah, 2 June 1960

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated Air Force staff message regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on June 2, 1960, near Salt Lake City, Utah. The witness, described as a highly educated individual with a secret security clearance, was riding a motorcycle east on Highway 40 when they observed two objects in the sky. The witness initially ignored the objects, but their very slow movement eventually drew attention. The objects were described as long, horizontally elliptical, and cigar-shaped, with a length approximately five times their width. They appeared white and luminous, reflecting sunlight. The objects were observed in a trail formation, maintaining separation before transitioning into a right-echelon formation. The sighting lasted over five minutes, during which the objects moved from an azimuth of 060 degrees to 135 degrees before disappearing behind a mountain. The weather conditions were reported as clear with unlimited visibility and calm surface winds. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that the sighting possessed all the characteristics of a reflection from an atmospheric inversion. The report was submitted in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2.