PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6313675

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONColorado Springs Colo

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_ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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|i. DATE ( a LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
24 Apr 52 Colorado Springs, Colo = yee Ganesh
TD | fhm te 2% ; ' “ O Probobly Salloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION . Te Eee.
Local... f uu GD ) BD Ground- Visvol O Ground-Raodar 0 Wos Aircrolt
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out 2 “ 0515 2 _ — D Air Vi suol DO Air-Intercept Rodar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS ae oe * } 6. SOURCE et ane iy lo Wos Astronomical
O Yes Civilian - male O Probchly Astronomical
& Ne 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION _ 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ne
5-10 seconds 1 jets” Dota for Bupreetion
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING , ~ YN. COMMENTS : a —t
; Dark with luminous glow. Swept wing, Swept wing - no fuselage.,
no fuselage. Straight and level mineuvers. Disappeared behind roof line. °
Possibly conentional a/c except for the Viwwed through bare tree branches -
absence of sound. If object was large and no sound, 10 times larger than jet a/c

report indicates it was, an a/c could be ,
heard.

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JEDVP/CHIEF AIR TECH Y°"EL CTR WRIGHT PATT AFD OH”
INFO JEPHQ/CIR INTEL pes/o USAF WASHDC : Boal

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FLYING OBJECTS

(1) SWEPT WING, NO FUSELAGE, 1@ TIMES LARGER THAN JET FTR, SPEED wu
259 MPH, NO SOUND, COURSE 315 DEGREES, COLOR DARK W/LUMINOUS GLOW,
FLIGHT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, DISAPPEARED BEHIND ROOF LINE.

(2) 2o%5 HRS MST - 5 TO 19 SEC.

(3) VISUAL, GROUND.

(4) IN BACK YARD OF 315 S CASCADE COLORADO SPRINGS COLO. OBJECT TO

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RIGHT AND ABOVE OBSERVER, APPROX 5,09 FT.

(5) VR Sg, OUNER OF ie eee, 6010 :

SPRINGS, COLO, PROBABLY RELIABLE, NO TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE, OBJ SIGHTED

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TOUGH BARE TREE BRANCHES WHICH ARE GRAYISH-WHITE IN APPEARANCE.
(6) 238 MST 65¢@ THIN BROKEN, EST 15,69 OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 15
PLUS, SEA LEVEL PRESSURE 1912.2, TEMP 27 DEG F, DEW PT 12, WIND SW
5 MPH, ALTIMETER 29.73. OBSERVER STATED HE SAW STARS AT TIME WHICH
WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE, WEATHER CAVU AT @230 HRS.

(7) NONE

(8) NONE

(9) NONE

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DATE: 24 Are 52

TIME (Local): 2215

LOCATION : i Slorace 2}

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SOUND: Nore

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ALTITUDE: w.cierate
HEADING: 75"
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