PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7813559

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONLittleton Colorado

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
00 Was Balloan
17 June 1960 Littleton Colorado Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local 2040 XGround-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 18/0340Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomicel Meteor
Yes o Probably Astronomieal
Civilian Possibly Astronomieal
7. LÉNGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data paluation
2-3 Unknown
seconds one down to left
0. BRIEF SUMMARY SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object observed 50-60 dgr elevation Probably teor.
250-260 dgr azimutl moving rapidly
downward to left wi downward to left with the brightness ith the brightness
decreasing rapidly. Thought to be too
large for falling star. falling star.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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I have never ing.like this before.
It was in alling star because from
our front porch appeared.in size very large -
about the size of "hula-hoop". ac on the
market for small c hildren) realize that the
size of the object would depen distance from an
value.
If I can be of any further service please feel free to
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1 oi-3a/Tacker/jt/72291
17 JUNE 1960
LITTLETON Coco
23 June 1960
Dear Mr
This is to acknowledge you letter of 17 June regarding
the sighting of an unidentified fl object by you.
Your letter contains insufficient information for a valid
conclusion. Therefore, request you complete the attached Air
Force Questionnaire regard to the sighting and forward
the completed pape: er to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence
Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio bosy w2-5au sa
Sincerely, Sincerely,
Inclosure LAWRENCE J. TACKER LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF USAF
Public Public Information Division
Office of Inforwation of Inforwation
Mr
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