PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
1 Vas Ballcon
12 AUENSt 1956 Denver, Colorade Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ CGround-Visual Ground-Rudor Wos Aireraft
000 Probably Aircruft
GMT. 0515Z D Air-Visual Air-lntercept Rudor Possibly Aircrahi
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s 000 Probably Astrenomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaivation
Unknown
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1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two balloons with two Stringe of This nualyst spoke to Lt Daven-
port one of the pilots who took
of lights moving through the air. Intarcept actton on the objeets.
Movit, slowly in Ese course. the objeets wore dofinitely
estabiished to be two balloons,
a1 19,500 and 17,000 f0ut res-
E racrively. The balloons nppeared The balloons agpeared
to be donructed by a lois cable donructed by a lois cable
wich lighte hagging fron wires wilh lighte hagging fron wires
Rll along the gable. Although bll along the cable. Although
this vas al tothar unuoual ballogh
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UFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-26h-56
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Aug 56 Denver, Colorado Was Balloon
ROO Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYFE OF OBSERYATION Possibly Eallcon
13/0515Z AuE 56 Ground-Visual Ground-Redor Was Aireraft
000 Probably A rcroit
AinVisud Air-intercept Rodor Possibly Arcraft
5. PHOTOS b. SOURCE Was Astrenomical
Yes Yes 000 00 Probobly Astronomicol Probably Astronomical
D.No DNo Military Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. 1 LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMSER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.. Other-
Over one Over one (l) hour hour Iwo 2 Iwo 2) ESE 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Yi. COMMENTS
Two2ballcons Two(2) 1 ballcons with with two strings of lightsl two strings of lights This analyst spoke to Lt Davenport,
dragging. Appeared as a string of lights one of the pilots who tock intercept l
moving through the air. moving through the Moving slowly in action on the objects. The objects were
ESE course. definitely established to be two bal-
loons, at 19,500 and 17,000 feet respecs loons, at 19,500 and 17,000 feet respec
tively. The balloons appeared to be
connected by a long cable with lights connected by a long caole with lights
hanging from wires all along the cable.
Although this was a rather unusual bal-
loon sighting, evaluation of this head-
quarters is "was balloon."
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)

Case 1S5, Denver, Colo., Aug. 12, 1956-Mrs. Mary
McCaffrey and son were gazing west fron he window of
their room on the eig! floor of the Cosmopolitan Hotel
when they saw teer move east from the mountains.
"It was bigger the he largest airplane and the edges
were clearly define she told the Rock Mountain News.
"It had blazing wi lights and we could see it plainly.
It stopped fairly in the sky and remained stationory
for several minutes. Then it moved wost in the same
path as it approached." On tho same night mysterious
lights floating in lights floating in Sky over and near Aurora had resi- Aurora hed resi-
dents in a quands dents in a quandary Callers jammed the switchboards
of the News. th of the News. the Dept, and Lowry AFB. Police
Sgt. Jim Mulli: Sgt. Jim Mullin I there appeared to be threo white there appeared to be threo white
lights which flos lights which flo: id and bobbed in the northeast. He nd bobbed in the northeast. He
said they looked like they were suspended irom balloons.
Other observers said the lights changed colors. Other observers said the lights changed colors.l