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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
}. DATE - TIME GROUP ‘12. LOCATION . |
ii August 65 12/05002 .  " -Pyeblo, Colorado | i |
4. SOURCE 10, CONCLUSION | ‘
Civilian Astro (STAR/PLANST) Fs ~- AfTarer
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS geet )
Three

|>. LENGTH OF G8SSERVATION [11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

30 Minutes Still there| Roun object like a ball flashing red and green ard white.
One lerge object and two smaller objects moving around the

é. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
larger object. Object at 45 deg elevation dus South estimtes

Ground =Visua Ll distanca 20 miles and altitude 3,000 ft. Unject moved: slowly] to

7. COURSE the West, SW. Visibla after X) minutes am still thers.
i Investigating official regards STAR as the most likely

| West, SH explanation. Directional positional data inonsistart. Objert
8, PHOTOS | characteristic of a star tut specific. object not determined.

Cf] Yes

am No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

O Yes

x No

FORM

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MESSAGE STAKE MESSAGE 82ANCH

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AF IN : 01378 (13 Aug 6) E/erg
ACTION : NIN-7
INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-8, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (21)

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TO RUEBHOA/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
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UNCLAS WGDCM-03 22204 65,
FOR: SECRETARY OF THE AF CSAFO!D, CSAF. CAFNIND 5 NORAD.
CNINT), ADC CADOCP) AND CADCIO=P), 46QQABNG CHGDOM) .

UFO. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT. FORMAT. FOLLOWS

PAR 1h, AFR 220-2,
A, (1) ROUND LIKE A BALL
(2) SIZE OF A OUARTER-

(3) ALTERNATING RED, WHITE AND GREEN

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MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH DNCLASSIFIED
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AF IN : 01378 (13 Aug 65) ~ Pg 2 of 5

C4) 1 LARGE 2 SMALL

(5) 2 SMALL OBJECTS MOYED ABOUT THE LARGER
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OBJECT

(6) NONE

(7) NONE

C8) NONE

(9) NONE
B. (1) NOTICED MOVEMENT IN SKY

(2) ABOUT 45 DEGREES ELEVATION, QUE SOUTH
ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 3908 FEET, RANGE 29 MILES

(3) OBJECTS APPEARED TO MOVE SLOWLY TO WEST,
SOUTHWEST, AT ABOUT SAME ELEVATION.

(4) LARGE OBJECT MOVED AS INDICATED +N-°3 ABOVE, ~
SMALLER OBJECTS FOLLOWED, MOVING ALTERNATELY. CLOSER,
THEN FARTHER? AWAY FROM LARGER OBJECT.

(5) DID NOT DISAPPEAR

(6) OBJECTS WERE STILL VISIBLE AFTER 3 MINUTES
AT WHICH TIME STOPPED OBSERVING

Co €1) GROUND Vi SUAL

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INCOMING DEP \R? WENT OFf THE | AIR FORCE

MESSAGE STAEE MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSI HED
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AF IN +: 01378 (13 Aug 65) Pe 3 of 5
2?) NONE
C3) N/A

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€2) NIGHT rn

cee ? E80, COLO SOUTH CENTRAL PART

OF TOWN. 194 DEGREES, 38 MINUTES. WEST, 38 DEGREES

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45 MINUTES NORTH.
12, QQ, acc ss, Me, -oceo
COLORADO ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY, FAIR.
6. (1) VERY GOOD (CLEAR)
(2) 6908 12/10, 10908 12/95, 16909 99/95, 20000
46/19, 30000 21/19, 50900 35/15, 82099 99/75.
(3) CLEAR
Ch) NONE
(5) NONE
C5) NONE
(7) SEPARATE PIBAL BALLOON RELEASES WITH LIGHTS
AT PUEBLO, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND FORT CARSON COLORADO

AT Ga9@Z, 12 AUGUST 65.

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AP IN : 01378 (13 Aug 65). - Pz 4 of 5
H, MANY ARTILLERY FLARES CAIR BURST AT ABOUT 2000 y

FEET) WITH PARACHUTES, FIRED AT FORT CARSON EETWEEN
@439Z AND 75307 12 AUG 65.

1. NONE

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Jo NONE

Ke CAPT GoEo SMITH, AIROROME OFFICER AND

CAPT DD, DEHOFF, ASST BASE OPS OFFICER, PETERSON FIELD
COLO. PRELIMINARY ANNALYSIS: RELIBAILITY OF WITENSS
QUESTIONABLE AS HE WAS NOT POSITIVE SMALL OBJECTS WERE
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION. CONTACT WITH NORAD COC, SPADATS,
FAA CENTER AND OWERS, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
AND WEATHER PRODUCED NO SIGNIFICANTLY LEADS OTHER

THAN REPORTED ABOVE. NEGATIVE REPORTS FROM ABOVE
AGENCIES, PRACTICALLY ELIMINATE POSSIBLILITY OF OBJECT
BEING A SATELLITE, OR DECAYING SATELLITE OR DEBRIS
METEOR OF UNUSUAL WEATHER PEENOMENAs WEATHER PERSONNEL
AT FOR CARSON INDICATED GENERAL EIND DIRECTION ALONG
MOUNTAIN RANGE WAS NNORTHWESTERLY AND INDICATED THEIR

WEATHER BALLONS AND ARTILLERY FLARES ORIFTED IN THAT

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MESOAWE STAFF MESSAGE SRANCH

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AF IN : 01378 (13 Aug 65) | Pe 5 of 5

SENFRAL DIRECTION. THIS ELIMINATES POSSIBILITY OF OBJECTS
COMING FROM THAT SOURCE. WIND ATA NOT AVAILABLE FROM
PUEBLO HOWEVER PATTERN IN GENERAL SHOULD AGREE WITH

THAT OF COLORADO SPRINGS. THE WINDS AT COLORADO SPRINGS
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DO NOT SHIFT AROUND TO A DIRECTION THAT WOULD CAUSE A
PIBAL TO DELIFT SOUTHWEST UNTIL 20000 FEET, HOWEVER THIS
DOES NOT CORRELATE WITH POSITION AND ESTIMATED ALTITUDE
AND SPEED OF REPORTED OBJECT. COLORADO SPRINGS GENERAL”
AREA HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL VERY CLEAR NIGHTS RECENTLY
DURING WHICH STARS WERE UNUSUALLY BRIGHT. IT: 1S POSSIBLE
OBJECT SIGHTED WAS A STAR, AS DIRECTION AND RATE CF
MOVEMENT WOULD SUBSTAANTIATE THIS, HOWEVER !NFORMATION
AVAILABLE TOO MEAGER TO ARRIVE AT A FIRM CONCLUSION.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
2. LOCATION

DATE - TIME GROUP
13 August 65 13/07302

3. SOURCE

Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

One
5S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

2 Minutes still there

Pueblo, Colorado
10. CONCLUSION Dag
Astro (ARCTURUS)

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Report ere wd —— Body report. ARCTURUS in the
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Tl. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Round small light colar reddish brown ani blue. Blinking.

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION No definite pattem to « Object on W horizon moving /
NE. Couldn't tell whether light was going up or down.

Groumd-Visual Inversion at 52,000 ft. svalwatcd as STAR oy reporting offici:
7. COURSE _ ARCTURUS on horizon in repo "

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Stationary
8. PHOTOS

Yes
AA No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

O Yes
XX Ne

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MESSAGE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED |
PAGE 2 RUWMFVA@3S38 UNCLAS AF IN: 3221 (14 Aug 65) Pg 2 of 3
(6) JUST BLINKING LIGHT. BLINKING WAS NOT IN A
DEFINITE PATTERN OR SEQUENCE, |
B. (1) BRIGHT LIGHT
(2) NORTHWEST OF PUEBLO NEAR THE HORIZON
¢3) COULDN*T TELL WHETHER LIGHT WAS COING UP OR |
ACROSS SKY |
(4) MOVING NORTHEAST
(5) COULD STILL BE SEEN AT TIME OF REPORT
(6) 20 MINUTES :
C. (> GROUND-VISUAL =
(2) NONE <
3) NA |
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AGE 12 eee & ue 2: 0

COLO. ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY, POOR.

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