PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968475

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONNof Lowry AFB Colo

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 2. LOCATION
x Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloan
20_Apr_58 IN ofLowry.AFB,Colo. Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Was Aircraft
3. Ground-Visua! Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft
Local Rivechlars Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
GMT_ 20/1330Z 0 Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 00 Prabebly Astronomical
Yes Possibly Astronomical
No Civilian Other_
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Unknown
one One climbing
10/15 mins 10/15 mins 11. COMMENTS
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Official Navy high alt balloon
Saucer shaped obj w/slight shaped obj w/slight hump hump in in balloon in that
dollar. chart shows a
top center, size d silver top center, size d silver area.
Silver color. Obj climbed I straight straight up
until out of sight.
ATIC FORW 39
.
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FRAME 002 / 003paddle-gpu-200dpi

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STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
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RJWFBS RJWFDN RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ RJESKS
RJWFAM 164
222305z
FM6 HQ LOWRY AFB COLO
TO RJEDDN/COMADC
RUWFDN/34TH AIR DIV KIRTLAND
RJEDSQ/COMDRATIC WPAFB
RJEPHQ/ASST COFS INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF
RJEPHQ/OFFICE OF INFO SVCS HO USAF
INFO RJWFBS/COMATC
RJESKS/COMTTAF
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UNCLAS FROM OBT 3759D. UFO. 15A. (1) SAUCER SHAPE WITH H SLIGHT HUMP
TOP CENTER. (2) SILVER DOLLAR BY NAKED EYE. (3) SILVER (BRIGHT STAR). VER STAR). C
) ONE (5) N/A (6) NONE (7) NONE (8) NONE (9) NONE, B. (1) THREE (4) ONE (5) N/A (6) NONE(7) NONE (8) NONE (9) NONE. B. (1) THREE
NAVY JETS ON PRACTICE GCA APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 LOWRY AFB COLORADO.
() 20-25 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. AZIMUTH 030-040 DEGREES, DISTANCE
ESTIMATED AT 10 - 15 MILES. (3) 60 DEGREE ELEVATION. AZIMUTH 110
DEGREES. (4) GRADUAL CLIMB (100 - 150 KNOTS ESTIMATED SPEED) WHEN
OBJECT REACHED 60 DEGREE ELEVATION, CLIMBED STRAIGNT UP OR STRAIGHT
AWAY UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT. (5) CLIMBED STRAIGHT UP OR STEEP CLIMB
AWAY
AF IN : 16440 (23 Apr 58)

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50,000 - 320 DEGREES/40K
80,000 - 290 DEGREES/03K, (3) 15,000 SCATTERED HIGH SCATTERED. (4)
60 MILE. (5) SCATTERED STRATA CUMULUS WEST THROUGH NORTHWEST (6) 60 MILE. (5) SCATTERED STRATA CUMULUS S WEST THROUGH NORTHWEST (6)
NONE. H. NONE. I. NONE. J. THREE NAVY JETS ON GCA TO RUNWAY 16 NONE. H. NONE. I. NONE. J. THREE NAVY JETS ON GCA TO RUNWAY 16
LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE. K. ASSISTANT BASE TRAINING OFFICER. OBSERVER
MAS REPORTED. TWO OTHER SIGHTINGS ONE OF WHICH THE OBJECT SIGHTED WAS HAS REPORTED. TWO OTHER SIGHTINGS ONE OF WHICH THE OBJECT SIGHTED WAS
SIMILAR TC OBJECT RT. OBSERVEI FORCE
AS AN AIRCRAFT AS AN AIRCRAET MAINTENANCE. INSPECTOR SINCE MAINTENANCE SINCE 1944 LOAA WHICH wurau ATTORT 1130 ZULU 71111
ALTHOUGH
OBSERVER STATED IT WAS NOT A WEATHER BALLOON POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT
OBJECT WAS A WEATHER BALLOON RELEASED NORTHWEST T OF THIS AREA
RAVELING APPROXIMATELY
VELOCITY 45-10 KNOTS. NONE
BT .
22/2340Z APR RJWFAM
-ACTION: CIN
INFO COP, SAFIS
AF I : 16440 (23 Apr 58) Page 2 pages F/rp