PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6787918

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONManitou Springs Colo

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
ECK Was Balloon
28 March 1957 Manitou Springs, Colo. D Probably Balloon
3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local CsGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
GMT28/1306Z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 15. 5. 5OURCE 5OURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 00 Probably Astronomical
No 8.No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 00 Other... Other..
Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
thirty minutes Southerly 0 Unknown
one one
I0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One obiect object the size of the A balloon was released from A balloon was released from
head pin at length. Object Grand Junction , Colo at 0900Z.
was seen heading slowly south and south and Winds prevalent at time of sight- Winds prevalent at time of sight-
was still in sight after thirty was still in sight afte thirty ing indivate that this sighting
minutes when the Source made the rpt. was'a released balloon. E
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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28/13062
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1uits
3HEH
20 MAR57 13 51 34x2
2803-7-1
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UPH147PB143 YMB5661ENA151
PP RJEDWP RJEPHO RJWFDN
DE RJEDEN'9
P.281615A -:6
FM COMDR 450ED AISS ENT AFB COLO
TO RJEPHO/DIR OF INTEL HEADUSAF WAHINGTON 25 DC
RJEDWP/CONDR ATIC WPAFB ONIO RJEDWP/CONDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJWFDN/COMDR 34TH AIR DIV DEF RJWFDN/COMDR 34TH AIR DIV DEF KIRTLAND AFB NEW MEX KIRTLAND AFB NEW MEX
ZEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND COMMAND
BT. BT.
'UNCLAS/ AISOC 245 PD THIS IS A UFOB MESSAGE PD 'UNCLAS/ AISOC 245 PD THIS IS A UFOB MESSAGE PD
PIN ONE PD E. N/A PD
2
F. LOOKED LIKE STAR PD G. NONE PD H. NONE PD I. NONE PD
2.A. BRIGHTNESS PD B. FIVE DEGREES ABOVE MOUNTAINS PD C. HEADED SOUTH
D. HEADED'SOUTH PD E. STILL IN SIGHT AT TIME REPORT PD
F. THIRTY MINUTES WHEN REPORT MADE PD
3.A. GROUND VISUAL PD B. NONE PD
4.A. 23/1306Z MAR 57 PD
5. GARDEN OF GODS CMM MANITOU SPRINGS COLO GEOREF FJAJ 5294 PD
S.A. ROAD CMM MANITOU SPRINGS

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CMM COLO B. N/A PD
CMM VERY LITTLE E WIND PD
3. 7000/278/10; 100
25868/308/45; 36000/320/69; 49080/300/85; 80006/278/15 PD
C. UNLINITED PD D. FIFTY MILES PD E. SCATTERED PD F. NONE PD -
B. SEI COMMENTS PD 9. NONE PD 10. NONE PD 11. OPERATIONS OFFICERPD B. SEE COMMENTS PD 9. PD 10. NONE PD 11. OPERATIONS OFFICERPD {
INVESTIGATI IEALED RELIASED 1 GRAND JUNCTION CMM
COLO AT 19OOZ PF SIGHTING BELIEVE COLD AT 19EOZ PF SIGHTING BELIEVED HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY RELEASED
BALLOON PD 12. NONE PD END
BT
28/16492 Z MAR MAR RJEDEN RJEDEN
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