PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8694952

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONGolden Colorado

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
I. DATE Was Balloon
10 Ju26 G1 Golden, Colerndo 000 Probably Bolloon
Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 000 Probahly Aircralt
Local. Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aireraft
GMT. 11/02452 0 AirVisuol 0 Was Asironomical
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Probably Astronomical
DYes 0 Possibly Astronomical
D No Civilian Other.. Bull Aing
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Insufficient Data For Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 0 0 Unknown
1 min 1
changing to 11. COMMENTS Atmoipheria conditiont conductve
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING BU ETC lightning. Case conoidured as obibr-
then red. Siae of buse bill. Witness - to ball
whibe color. Observed color. Ohnerved vation of this phenorlena. vation of this phenotlena.
attention attracted by strange attention attracted by strange
at 45° elev and ddsappeered behind mountain mountain
after I fin. Lightning in area. Thunderotorns. after I Min. Lightning in area. Thunderotorns.
ATIC FORM 329 (RZV ATIC FORM 25 85P 52) 9ZP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF FHE AIR FORCE
STAFE MESSAGE DNVISION
UNCLASSIPIED MESSAGE
AF IN : 50587 (12 Jul 61)) i G/bms
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO : 0OP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (24)
SMB A 027
0D259ZCWJD906
RR RJEZHO
DE RJWTAM 313
ZNR
R 1123152
FN LOWRY AFB COLO
TO RUWFAL/ADC ENT AFE COLO
RJWZGU/29 AIRDIV MALMSTROM AFB MONT
RJEDSO/AEROSPACE RJEDSO/AEROSPACE TEOWIIDAL TEOWTIDAL INTFLLIGENCE CEN SPAFB GEN WPAFE OHIO OHIO
RJEZHA/COPS USAF USAF
RJEZHO/0SAF RJEZHO/OSAF VASH DC F VASH DC
, BT BT
UNCLAS OS SOOB, COFS USAF FOR AFCIN, OSAF FOR SAFIS UFO UNCLAS OS SODB, COFS USAF FOR AFCIN, OSAF FOR SAFIS UFO
15A(D) BLUE ARO CHANGING 154(01 BLUE ARO CHANGING TO WHITE, TIEN TO RED. TO WHITE, TIEN TO RED.
(2) BASEBALL.
(3) BLUE, THEN WHITE, THEN RED.
C4) ONE.
N/A. 2
(S) NONE.
(
(8)
(9) NONE.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCF
STAFP MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFED MUESTAGE
IN CO IN G
AF IN : 50587 (12 Jul 61) pg 2 of 3
PAGE E TWO RJWFAM 313
B(D) STRANGE COLOR OF OBJECT IN THE SKY,
(2) 45 DEGREES ANGLE ABOVE HORIZON.
(3) DISAPPEARED BEHIND LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.
(4) STRAIGHT DESCENT.
(5) BEHIND MOUNTAIN.
(6) ONE MINUTE.
C(1) GROUND VISUAL.
(2) NONE.
(3) N/A.
D(1) B245Z, 11 JULY 1951. 1961.
(2) DUSK. (2) DUSK.
E. 3942 N, 105 E. 39 42 105 TO T0 3951 N, 105 3951N, 165 15.5 15.5 7800 FEET MSL. 7800 FEET I MSL.
- F(1D AGE AGE GOLDEN, GOLDEN,
COLORADO, PHONE FLECIRICAL ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, FORMER AF PILOT.
(2) N/A.
G. LIGHTNING IN AREA, VINDS UNKNOWN. G. LIGHTNING IN AREA, VINDS UNKNOWN,
(1) 6002 SOATTERED, EST broken/high broken,
VISIBILITY 3O MILES, THUNDERSTORMS, VINDS NEST SOUTH WEST 4
KNOTS, OENPO ENT 40, "EMPERATURE 72, LIGHTNING SOUTHWEST.
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DEPARTMENT OF (HE AIR FORCH
STAFF MESSAGE OIVISION UNCLASSIPIEO MES DAGE
INCOM IIN
AF IN : 50587 (12 Jul 61) pg 3 of 3
PAGE THREE RJWFAM 313
50M-290/40 (EST IMATED).
(3) 12,000.
(4) 30 MILES.
(5)7 7/10.
(6) SOUTHWEST QUADRANT.
H. UNKNOWN.
I. NONE.
J. NONE NOTICED.
K. AIR OPERATIONS OFFICERI NO ANALYSIS.
NONE.
BT
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