PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6787387

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONColorado Springs Colorado

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
9 March 1957 Colorado Springs, Colorado 00 Probably Bolloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT-09/2315Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 16. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
xNo No Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical
x
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE axotherBox Kite. axOtherBox Kite
D O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
hour hour 15 mins 15mins 2 obi connected floating E
11. COMMENTS
Two obiects seemed to be connected, Thought to be Thought to be tox tox kite by prepar- kite by prepar-
size observer could not say. Color ing officer.
brown. brown Obi Seemed al Obj seemed ab ut5-6 feet apart
but connected. White tter of number
on each lon each object. Object isappeared sappeared
when observer phoned. phoned.
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FM COMDR 4GZAND AISS ENT AFB COLO
TC C 903>-7-3
AJEPHC/DIR OF INTEL HEADQUARTERS USAF F WAsH DC
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RJEDNP/CONDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN UPAFD ONIO
RJWFDN/CONDR 34TH AIR DIV DEF KIRTLAND AFB NEW NEX
ZEN/CONDR AIR D DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO .
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OR SIX FEET APART PD F. NONE PD G. NONE PD H. NONE PD I. WHITE
LETTER OR NUMBER ON EACH OBJECT PD 2.A. JUST LOOKED UP AND SAW
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IT PD B. FIVE OR SIX THOUSAND FEET ABOVE GROUND PD C. OBJECT
DISAPPEARED WHEN SOURCE TELEPHONED PD D. FLOATED EAST PD E. OBJECT -
DISAPPEARED WHEN SOURCE T TELEPHONED PF F. ONE HOUR FIFTEEN
MINUTES PF 3. A. GROUND VISUAL PD B. BINOCULARS PD C. N/A PD 4.A. ~
09/23152 MAR 09/23152 MAR DUS S.A. COLORADO SPRINGS CMM COLO PD ( (
6.A. AGE 59 JEWELER CNM JELER CMM CMM CMM COLORADO COLORADO
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SPRINGS CMM COLO PD B. N/A PD 7. A. CLEAR AND WINDY PD
S 242/26;
23,308/254/52; 30,003/253/65) 50,300/27:0/63; 77,02 PD
C. NONE PD D. UNLIMITED PD E. NONE PD F. NONE PD
3. NONE PD 9. NONE PD 10. NONE PD 11. OPERATIONS S OFFICER PD
SOURCE FURTHER STATED THE TWO OBJECTS APPEARED TO BE CONNECTED PD
ONE OBJECT WAS DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE OTHER PF OBJECTS BELIVED
TO BE BOX KITE PD 12. NONE PD D END
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