PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8653504

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONUSAFAcademy Colorado

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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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23 _Apr_62 USAF Academy, Colorado O Probably Balloon
j. DATE-Time GROUP ~ | a. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 7 : DO Possibly Bolloon
Local Sees D Ground Vi sual D Grownd-Roder = beet holy WN
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OD Ne Military O Possibly Astronomicol |
7. LENGTH OF OBSZRVATION |S. NUMBER OF OSJECTS | 9% COURSe O Other
OD Insufficient Dota for Eveloction
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10. DRIEF SUMMA@Y OF SIGHTING c 1). COMMENTS
Pale white object (x pees 2" trail) The color, duration, und flight
moving at high speed (estimated Mach 2), of characteristics of a meteor are
uniform intensity. Se raves moving in present. No estimation of distance
horizontal direction from 120° to 070". from object was given. Although
Possibility of Witness did not think object a meteor
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793 DEGREES. (4) PREFECTLY UNFIORM STRAIGHT S¥ TO NE.
(5) ABRUPT DISAPPERANCE, NO CHANGE IN LIGHT INTENSITY.
(6) 3 SECONDS. C. MANNER OF OBSE

VATION: (1) GROUND-
VISUAL. (2) NO AIDS, BUT OBSERVER IS PILOT. (3) N/A
D, TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: (1) 24/9429Z. (2) NIGHT.
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: COLORADO, USAF ACADEMY,
DOUGLAS VALLEY. F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER:
10) N/A i 27291A, USAF
ACADEMY, DEPT OF ASTRONAUTICS, ASST PROG OF ASTRONAUTICS,
CONSIDERED RELIABLE. G. WEATHER AND WINDS- ALOFT
CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING: (1) CLEAR, NO
MOON,NOPNAL WINDS (2) N/A. (3) NONE (4) BETTER THAN
50 MILES. (5) NONE. (6) NONE. (7) N/A. He POSSI-
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