PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 1~. CONCLUSIONS ~ Was Balloon 1 ~.fay Las Vegas, Nevada o Probably Balloon Local ~Ground Vi auol 0 Ground-Radar GMT 0 Ai,..Vieuol 0 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Wos Astronomical XGJ Ye.NO obj on Film o Probably Aatronomlcol o No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomic:ol 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 lnsuffi ci ent Dot a for Evaluation 0 Unknown 1 hr 35 min one NE 10. BRIEfl SUMMARY OP SIGHTING Obj shaped like moon changing to star-shape as time progressed .. Bright glow around obj. Moved from 90 deg elev to 30 deg elev in flight :from North to NW. Left and right ~racking movements ATIC PORM 129 (R&V 26 BltP. 12) 11. COMMENTS WX ballooD release from WX station at McCarren f~4, Las Vegas. Photo taken but no obj app~a on film STAFF MESSAGE SRANCH UNCLASStF ~o AFIN: 20295 .(3May64) D/apc ACTION: NIN-.J-~ INFO XOP-1~ XOPX-4, DIA-15 (31) ZCHQA403ZCWJX921 FM 4520CCRTNGWG NELLIS AFB NEV TO RUCMEN/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO RUWHSBP/28 NORAD REGION HAMILTON AFB CALIFORNIA RUCDSQ/AFSC CETD) WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUElaHQ/HQ USAF CAFNUJ) WASH DC f.I.LAHQ/SECRET ARY OF AF (SAFO I) WASH DC age 1 of 2 UNCLAS/SWIFT DPLCP 050026. UFO REF AFR 2002 PARA 14AC1> OBJECT MOON SHAPED WHEN FIRST SIGHTED AT 01/2115PDL TO STAR SHAPE AT 01/2250 POLo C2> COMPARABLE lO BASKET BALL AT ARMS LENGTH AT FIRSi SIGHTING TO PIN HEAD SIZE AT LAST SIGHTING (3) WHITE. (4) ONEo ,5> N/Ao (6) BRIGHT GLOW AROUND PRIMETER AT FIRST siGHTING TO A PIN HEAD WHITE LIGHT AT LAST SIGHTING <7> NONE. (8) NONE. (9) NON~ PARA 14B C 1> FIRST SIGHTED AT 01/2115 POL C02/0415Z> WHEN AREA:> AROUND OBSERVER BECAME BRIGHTER. (2) 12 0CL0CK (90 DEG ABOVE HORIZON>. (3) 10 OCLDCK (30 DEG ABOVE :~RIZON>. <4> SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST WITH LEFT AND RIGHT TACKING MOVEMENTS C5) SLO Wl.Y DEPARTMENT OF TH AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE Bl ANCH UNCLASStr ~o PAGI. 2 RUWHNJ 1 UNCLAS age 2 of 2 C!L~INISHING TO THE NORTHEAST. (6) ONE HOUR 35 MINUTES. PARA 14C. 1() GROQND VISUAL SIGHTING. (2) NONEo (3) N/A. PARA 14D. Cl) 02/0415z TO ~2/0550Z. C 2) NIGHT. PARA 14E. APPRO X 3 7 02N 113 33W. APPRO X MILES SOUTH OF STGEORGE UTAH AT UTAH HILL, ELEVATION 4200 FEET. PARA 14F. C 1) CIVILIAN 25 YEARS. 0 LD, ADDRESS LAS VEGAS, NEVADAo CONSTRUCTION WRKER FOR 8URGRAF C~P. ON TV BOOSTER STATION CONSTRUCTION -.DB AT UTAH HILL RELIABILITY UNKNOWNo (2) NONE PARA 14Go Cl) CLEAR SKY OVERHEAD PARTLY CLOUDY AROUND STGEORGE, UTAHo SOUTHEAST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH SCATTERED, HIGH THIN BROKEN C6) NONEC7) SFC PLUS 16 DEC c, LAPS RATE 2o5 D.EG C/M . 17M TO 19M -19 DEG C. PARA 14H o NONE o PARA 14I o NONE PARA j4J o NONE o PARA 14K. FREDRIC Jo HABERJ<ERN, MSGT, AF 27051805, INTELLIGENCEo ALL FACTS AVAILABLE INDICATE OBJECT SIGHTED WAS A WEA!HER BALLON RELEASED BY THE WEATHER STATION AT MCCARREN FIELD Lf.S VEGAS, NEVADAo THIS RE?ORT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED UNLESS FURlHER INFORMATION DICTATED FURTHER INVESTIGATION. PARA 141. MR HUNT TOOK ONE PHOTO AT THE END OF A ROLL OF FILM AFTER OBJECT. HAD MOVED AWAY A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE o CAMERA, ARGUS c-3 50MM KObAk PLus-x- F--ILM,--ONE .: - TWENt iirii-~sE:-coNo-:-aAsi PHaro -i.A8 oi:v_E_Lo-p[o-- NEGATIVE RESULTS NO 08 JECT ON FILM o END o BT NOTE: Advance copies to DIA, NIN, XOPX