PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789705

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONNear Denver Colorado

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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had cone shaped

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disappeared behind mountains.

blue flame,

1. DATE 2, LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
ans m 3 4 O Was Bolloon
2 May 1957 Near Denver, Colorado QO Probably Bolloon
/3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION let essh ay Rarleow:
: Vi : O Wos Aircrof?
Locol — DGround- Vi sual QO Ground-Radar 3) Prshably: Alkerott
oMT_U 3 ‘G73 0Z 0 Air- Visual D Air-Intercopat Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ‘Go Was Astronomical iO lLeOor
0 Yes 0 Prohobly Astronomical
oO No | C ; v i 1 i Aan 0 Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH Of OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE a 0 Other
| O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; 0 Unknown
i seconds One straight patns
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object, disc shaped, size of Possible meteor,
hockey puck, reddish glow, object

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2 DESCRIPTION OF COURSE A OBJECT MOVED ACROSS SKY WHILE VIEWING LANDSCAK
E S3QDEG-46DEG ANGLE OF SIGHT 29@DEG-31@DEG AZIMUTH C 32DEG-4@DEG
ANGLE 325DEG-3S42DEG AZIMUTH D STRAIGHT PATH E DISAPPEARED BEHIND MTS
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3 MANNER OF—OEBSERVATION A NAKED EYE B N/A C N/A (

4 TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING A 873@Z 3 MAY 57 B NIGHT 94
5 LOCATION OF OESERVER 125DEG 12MIN W 39DG 44 MIN N

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7 WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONAT TIME & PLACE OF SIGHTING

& ShY CLEAR VSBY 1@MI SSE 8 TEMP 52 DP 42

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C CLEAR D 1@MI E NONE F NONE i
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