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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6311883

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1949

REPORTED LOCATIONManitou Springs Colorado

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GROUP 2. LOCATION
19 c0/Z Manitou Springs, Colorado
C. SOURC3 10. CONCLUSION
CAvilion BALLOCN
4. HOMSER OF 63JECTS
C.D
11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3 Mnubes balloon chepo and silver in coler. I: socaed to
stey in one spot. It mado no menou No lights, odor, sotnd,
3. TYPE OF OSSERVATION or exhaust were observed. The that a belloon fro.
Ground-Vior1. the US weather bureau the area at that time
7. COURSE very good.
Ssotroncry

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on 8 August 1949. He was able observe
minutes. lost siht when he call his " iie. The object
is described as being bello gilver in cclor appeared to be
one and one half feet was cetermine
the material from ade. There ers--
the object seeming Extensive investigation the
immediate of sighting and aree feiles eveal the
object ayone else GEORGE VA.LEY, Jr., of
Froject GRUDGE(formerly SIGN) ons, Idaho Springs, Colorado,
telephonically telephonicall advised 9
AFTER
DECLASSIFIED DOD DIR 6200.10
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DISTRIBUTION FILE STAMP
CG, AC, Wrig terson
AFB 4
AIR FORCE BASE
CG, 15th AF 1 DAYTON, OHIO
.
Director -
USAF 1
OSI HQ 1 7-3712-
FILE 1 APPROVED
J. SEIBERT
Lajor, USAF 25
District Commander, UNCLASSIFIED
AFHQ FORM Replaces AFCSI 16-67740-1 RINTENG OFPICE
15 JAN 49 0-208

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object seemed to hang in the ai stimted its be
one and one-half feet diamete ablet objec for
approximately three minutes, iring the rvation, he
turned away to call his wife different times. The object remained
in the same spot during this eturned call his wife fourth
time and when he looked for the object again had disappeared com-
pletely. He was unable to determine from where it had come Also he
could not tell the mterial from which the object was constructed. However,
he stated that he felt was a balloon. There was no smoke, odor, sound,
lights, means support (other than it being a bal-
15 knots pe northeasterly 16.000 feet, same
from a r northeasterly di rection feet, com an easterly di-
rection. There were no observable celestial pher planets the
vicinity at that time accordine Captain Earl hnest Of-
ficer for Base.
2 UNCLASSIFIED

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having been released from Civ on 30 June 1949, due to reduction
in force. He was a pipe Carson, Colorado. Prior to this
employment, he working idland Railroad Company as a track
employee. This employment terminated due the closing dowm of the
railroad. It is ssary for him to wear
bi-focal glasses, and he claims the glasses.
He claims that he has had any truble vitn h ability to discern
colors and objects Interviews were held wi th Iriends, former employers
and former fellow employees they could throw no
further light on his abilities for observation. The writer was unable to
observe Mr nulate any opinions of his own. In talking
with his friends, it was ascertained that wis considered to
8. A check Feterson Field revealed that there were
no aircraft, heir ght at the time of this sighting.
CLOSED
.: UNCLASSIFIED
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ATTN: LICIAXS
The attached report investigation
August 1
2. T This inve
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1 Inel JERCME BRAUN
R/I dtd 16 Aug 49 Acting District Commander
UNCLASSIFIED
WF-O-S OCT 48 15M