PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968184

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONDenver Colorado

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1. DATE

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

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3. DATE-TIME CROUP

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TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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12. CONCLUSIONS

0D Was Balloon

Probably Balloon
Possibly Bolloon

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

% 0 Wos Aircraft
Local YR  Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rodar E Probably Alrciots
out tit 10.4 O) Air Vi suol OD Air-Intercept Rodar O Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ‘D' Was Astronomical 2 4 OF
O Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical
Ct No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE DO Othor “i -
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
nohalf ssenne O Unknown
wie-jwnail secont Vwno NeyT
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Tl. COMMENTS
Blongated object, si.e of a psa or slichtly Duretion o£ sightiny a Lnstantaneou
larger. Uluish in color with a tail the disappearance togather with the coloz
same Sise as the object. Deseribsd as and general appearance the object
"eenathing falling in flenes", indicate toast it was 2bAOr e

FRAME 002 / 004POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

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TAR OF OBJECT, SIZE SAME AS OBJECT. (8) N/A. (9) REPORTER

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UrO ANALYSIS SHLIT

Denver, Colo

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Date __19 January 1960 ae nC

LLL a RE et TE Ne RN TT Re

WX_ Scattered clouds « visibility 15 plus miles

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Description _Elongated - size of pea or slightly larger - bluish in color «

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one ~ tail same size as object (something falling flames) - object in

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sicht 4 second.

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Direstion of Motion _ S#

Satellite: (AFOIN-LF3, Fhone 69219) No Known satellite near this position

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at this time - direction wrong.

Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) foo fast for planets -

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possibly meteor.

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Radar Analysis (AFCIN-42£1) N/A

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Natural Phemomena (Ball Lightning, ete) “Peed too Eres

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Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc. ' opead 420. BE great

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Vaivuation of Source Reliability Unknown

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Analysis and Conclusions: ‘The description of this item is that of the
classic meteor. Tne time in sign 4b, instantansous disappearance, and
pe tend to bear out this conclusion. The object of this

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