PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8232466

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONBoulder Colorado

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
30 Sep 60 Boulder, Colorado 0 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Was Aicraft
Local 000 Probably Aircraft
30/0840z AirVisuol Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircralt
GMT
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomicol
Y.s 008 Probably Astronomical
Civilian Possibly Astronomical Vega
No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
32 min one NE Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Bright greenish-white object with flashing Possibly the star Vega.
lights, shape of inverted cone, size of
basketball, moved slowly to NE, fading basketball, moved slowly to NE, fading slowly. slowly.
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ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SRP 52) 26 SRP 52)
B:8
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30cr 60 08 23 -
ATIC 1950 OCT 00 50
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PP RJEDSQ C MNOIAT
DE RJWFAM 370 2 4E2
P 302250Z ZEX 7 C
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FM HQ LOWRY AFB COLO (
TO RJWFAL/ADC FNT AFB COLO To now.neymoo tmr nre ooeo
RJWZGU/29 AIRDIV MALMSTROM M AFB MONT ( NeH NeH2
RJEDSQ/AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLI CENTER CENTER WPAFB — ——
C
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC
RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH DC U (
BT
UNCLAS OS 8007. COFS USAF FOR PTE AFCIN, OSAF FOR SAFIS UFO.
15A(1) I INVERTED CONE.
(2) BASKETBALL•
(3 GREENISH - WHITE.
(4) ONE
(5NONE.
(6) BRIGHT WITH FLASHING LIGHTS.
(7) NONE.
(8) NONE.
(9NONE.

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PAGE TWO RJWFAM 370
B(1 FLASHING LIGHTS.
(2) 25 DEGREES NORTH NORTHWEST HORIZON.
(310 DEGREES NORTH H NORTHWEST HORIZON.
(4) MOVING SLOWLY TO NORTHEAST
() SLOWLY FADED.
(6) 32 MINUTES.
C(1) GROUND-VISUAL.
2 NONE.
(3)N/A (
D(1) 30/08407 SEP 60.
(2) NIGHT, BRIGHT AND CLEAR. (2 NIGHT, BRIGHT AND CLEAR.
E. 210 S. 38. STREET E 210 S. 38. STREET IN BOULDER BOULDER C
C
F(1) M BOULDER,
SALESMAN, 4 YRS RADAR RADAR AND AND NAVY.
(2N/A (2N/A (
G(1 CLEAR. 1 CLEAR.
~
25, 20000 - 312/3 0200 J
(3NONE.
(4) 15 PLUS MILES.
C
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PAGE THREE RJWFAM 370
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(6) NONE.
H. NONE.
I. N/A.
J. NONE.
K• NO COMMENT, PERSON SOUNDS RELIABLE.
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L. NONE.
BT (
30/2341Z SEP RJWFAM
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