PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9613401

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1950

REPORTED LOCATIONDenver Colo

FRAMES6

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PROJECT
APIC NO._- DATE _18 Jan 1950 -
AF HO._ TION.._Denver,Colo
WYTOT HO.__OSI RepOrt- . SOURCE__EIght _USAF_ Pilots
MATE OF  PORT_24 Jan 1950 — DATE IN TO ATIC_-
THE OF CTOFEING_ 1859 AST COLOR_Reddish-white Esthist PEGT
SWARound-Tapered SPEED_Faster than_jet Measure .
— Estitasti
. SI_ 100'_ long — ALTITUDE_EST 15,00O!_1aourd
COURSP_S. wame. LENGTH OF TIM: OBSERVED_5.
NO. IN GO11 TYPE OF OBSERVATION_ AErial
COuD.2s MUNEUVERS
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
1 UNCLA THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
14TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
LOWRY AIF FORCE BASE, DENVER, COLORADO
24-48 25 January 1950 d1
SUBJECT T: SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED FAST MOVING FLAME
AT LOWRY AF BASE, b y Ist Lt. A. P. WEBB on
18 JANUARY 1950
SPECIA RCRAFT -
TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson AF Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIAXO-3
bioo
file as
1 Incl L. J. SEIBERT
50 Major, USAF .
UNCL
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variou Lowry Radar
inoperat 1800-2030 personnel
advised ey raft a, 18 Jan 50.
Observations plotted and continuatior or light
heading towards Holloman AFB, New Mexico No ground rations of the
flame reported. Weather conditions unlimited.
Hq, OSI (Inol) 2 WRIGHT-PATTER 1804 4 BASE
DAYTON, OHIO
1 ATTN: MCIAXO-3
DO17 InfoInel) 1
FILE 2 APPROVED
=
SEIBERT
m.ajor, UNCLAS:
District Commander.
AFHQ FORM D 18-57744-1

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running lights, silouette other featu noted the time of the
observation was l859
4. lst. Lt: DOUGLAS SDALF: 55395. 3416th Student Officers'
Training Squadron. stated subst tantially same 8s DRYSDALE described
the flame in same general te ems as added looked just
like a shooting star on a flat trajectory ording to ALE the
orange an of the -
flame or its They estimated the altitude
of tho slightly Lrerart. The 0-47 was on
-UNCLA

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ours, 18 nately one-
I half way ade traveling
at a high r
stated that. the flan bout2 ER stated
that he observed it 5-8 seconds. Both pilots esi timsted ti e altitude of the
flame at 12,000 feet. Both described it as bright orsnsa to whita, five to
ten miles away and maintaining a straight even course. The flame merely
Training and Coerations, and
failsd to reveal airors
S-
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