PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971001

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONKremmling Colorado

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
6 October 1957 Kremmling, Colorado XProbably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Locel 1705 x Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
Binoculars o Probably Aircraft
GMT 17/0205Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rader D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0O Probably Astronomical
1 X5 No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER F OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other. Other.
000 000 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data Eveluation
5 minutes one stationary Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A round object the size of a wuarter A round object t he size of a wuarter The sighting was probably a
at arm's length, red at first then' balloon ieleased at Grand Junc- at Grand Junc-
blue with white core and two tails. blue with white coro and two tails. tion, Colorado.. tion, Colorado.
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UNLIMITED CLOUD COVER BROKEN 8. NONE 9. NONE. 1O. NONE 11. S.W
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