PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
9 July 54 Denver, Colorado Was Balloon
000 Probabiy Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 09/2010Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6.5 SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronamical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
11 Seconds 6- 7
O. BRIE? SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Round, silver color appeared Operation check point cooperating
formation. Est. Alt 3500 50000. F-86's flying at very high alt. was
Est speed 15OMPH. in the vicinity at that time.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV ATIC FORM 329 (REV 7 26 SEP 52) 726 SEP 52)
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D. SLIGHT DESCENT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED (ESTIMATED AT 1500 MPH) .
ZIG-ZAGGING OR REVOLVING
E. DISAPPEARED BEHING HIGH SCATTERED CIRCUS CLOUDS .
F. IN SIGHT ABOVE ELEVEN SECONDS
MANNAR OF OBSERVATION
A GROUND-UNUSUAL
B. NO OPTICAL AIDS
C. GROUND SIGHTING
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TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
A. ZULA TIME 092010Z
B. LIGHT CONDITIONS DAY
in LOCATION OF OBSERVERS- LOWRY AFB COLORADO
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS
A. DENVER CIVILIAN AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER STAPLETION
MUNICIPLE AIRPORT DENVER COLO .
B. MILITARY CAPT GEORGE W GERMAN, GRADE CAPT LOWRY FLIGHT
SERVICE CENTER LO SERVICE CENTER LOWRY ON OFFICER . VERY VERY
RELIABLE . .
• WEATHER AND WIND ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
A. OBSERVERS ACCOUNT OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAR VISIBILITY FORTY
MILES HIGH CIRUS CLOUDS 30,000 FT . .
B. AWS WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY B. AWS WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY
SURFACE 110 DEG 10 KNOTS - 6000 270 DEG 10K SURFACE 110 DEG 10 KNOTS - 6000 270 DEG 10K 10,000 10,000
I DEG 10K 30,000 6
250 DEG 30K 50,000 260 DEG 03K -
C. CEILING - NONE
D. VISIBILITY- FORTY MILES
E. CLOUD CONER 8/10 HIGH BROKEN 30,000
'
F. NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA
NO UNUSUAL CONDITIONS, METEOROLOGICAL OR ASTRONOMICAL NOTED 4
NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OR PHOTOGRAPHS
NO INTERCEPTION TAKEN
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RELIABLE w.
7 WEATHER AND WIND ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING (
A. OBSERVERS ACCOUNT OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAR VISIBILITY FORTY
MILES HIGH CIRUS CLOUDS 30,000 FT (
B. AWS WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY (
SURFACE 110 DEG 10 KNOTS - 6000 270 DEG 15K 10,000
270 DEG IÖK 1 - E (
260 DEG 30K 50,000 260 DEG 03K -* ^
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C. CEILING - NONE .
D. VISIBILITY- FORTY MILES
E. CLOUD CONER 8/10 HIGH BROKEN 30,000 (
F. NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA
NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OR PHOTOGRAPHS
1. NO INTERCEPTION TAKEN
11. LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC IN THE AREA ALL AZIMUTH AT LOW ALTITUDES L
POSITION TITLE OF PREPARING OFFICER CAPT Y AO 214809
$7174 OPERATION OFFICER LOWRY FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER LOWRY AFB $71740 OPERATION OFFICER LOWRY FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER LOWRY AFB
COLO  PRELIMENARY ANALYSIS OF THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF SIGHTINREF. VERY HIGH COLO  PRELIMENARY ANALYSIS OF THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF SIGHTINREF. VERY HIGH
FLYING HIGH SPEED TYPE OF AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF FAST EXTREME FLYING HIGH SPEED TYPE OF AIRCRAFT CAPABLE E OF FAST EXTREME MANEUVERS MANEUVERS
ESTIMATED SPEED BETWEEN 1200 1500 MPH
9/2250Z JUL JWPLW 89/2250Z JUL JWPLW * .
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Denver, Colorado, on 9 July 1954
SPECLAL -INCUERY
TO: Commander
Air Techmical nter
Wright-l
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ATM: ATLAL-2C
l. Transaittad corgdth far yOur infovua tion ar8 copies
of a lettar, dated 9 July 1954, from the L4th CSI District, Loury
Air For nT, D subject matter,
2, Your attantion is invdt
which probiblt
isad parsons.
1 Inak (in dup) : ROEERTS P. JHNSON, JR. ROEERTS P. JHNSCN, JR.
Cy lwr, dtd 9 9 Jul 54 9Jul 54 Colonal, USAr Colonal, UsAr
Mrtr. Drtri amander marder
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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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LOWRY FLIGHT S SERVICE CENTER LOWRY AFE COLO
TO JEDNT/COMMANDER AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEDWF/COMMANDER AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
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JEPHQ/DIRECTOR_OF _INTELLIGENCE HDQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 D C JEPHQ/DIRECTOR.OF. HDQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 D C
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DESCRIPTION • I OF OBJECT OBJECT
AROUND
B. SIZE OF DIME
C. COLOR SILVER
DNUMBER SIX TO SEVEN D NUMBER SIX TO SEVEN
E THREE APPEARED TO BE E THREE FD TO BF INFORMATION E INFORMATION
F NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES
G NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST SIGHTED
H SOUND NON
I. NO UNUSUAL FEATURES
2, DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS
A.I DENVER AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER NOTIFIED LOWRY
FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER OF OBJECTS
B. AIMUTH NORTHEAST OF L LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE 35.OOD FT TO
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8. Iafor avion reaohed this orHloe to the arraot that Operation
mrs havinz some man murvors some man eurvors in this moiniby in this Moinity and that vurious
air bases in tnis air bases in tnis vicinity have have no kmowlodge or wlodke or TATY linited Imow Imor
lodge of airoraft particioatingin the ooeratisn, at 200o 200O
hours on 9 July l954 a local radio staticn L DMly1954 A 1ocal adrieed inrinz a news broad-
baing held in the rioinity md that
P-36 type alroratt attack at aiti-
tude.
LFROY H. BARARD
3 CO1 Condr Lays Colomal, U. S. Air Foroe

All personnel iatervimred adviand tnnt =o uxusunl formnti cns or ob-
a5 time, Howerer, the
jarming derrisos beinr used effeotive,
3, Soncial
approkimately 134s hours 9 July lns4 a.d cbtained the ?ollowing infor-
mation. At asprorinataly lsoo neurn on 9 July 19s4 Gaptain GKA Ws
taleshonicslly centuctod by ir ylight Dispatoher, -
atacod thnt
observed s or 7 objeota orerhend wioh appoared to be approxinately
formation and
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