PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION ¬
31 March 66 01/0215Z LaJunta, Colorado.
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
1: A7C prro-
Civilian
NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. Satellite (ECHO II)
Two
5. LENGTH OF OBSER ATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1 Minute Two objects sighted two ominutes apart. Om ras traveling south
TYPE OF OBSERVATION to north and veaving side to side." The other was travelling
6. TYPE OF OBSeRVATION from NW to SE arid v from NW to SE arid weaving side to side. side Objects didappeared Objects d peared
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual into the clouds. into the clouds.
COURSE 7. COURSE Military and civilian Military and'civilian air air traffic in the area at the time of 1
See Summary See Summary the sighting. the sighting. Also ECHO satellite southeast bound at this time. Also ECHO satellite southeast bound at this tine.
. PHOTOS
8 Yes
XXNo
PHYSICA VIDENCE
Ys
XXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provioes editons of this form may bo used.
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IRHIZ2AOW

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 32356 (5 Apr 66) 0/rph
ACTION: NIN-7 ADV CY DIA
INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-2 SAE-S-3, DIA-1 (15) Pg I of 4
SMB C169RTTU JAWF
ZNR UUUUU OS
R 051844Z OSA
OSP UJ
FM 4600ABWG ENT AFB COLO US
RR
TO RUEBHQA/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE TO RUEBHQA/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE IL ILA ILA
RUEBHQA/CSAF ILT
ILP ILP
ZEN/NORAD ILS
ILT
ZEN/ADC FM
RD
RUEBBAA/AFSC MP
MPP
PUWGKG/10AF RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO MPR
AA AAA
ZEN/4600ABW 4AR
BT GC
OI
UNCLAS WGOOT-B 00678 APR 56. LL
SS DSMG
FOR: SECRETARY OF THE AF (SAFOI); CSAF (AFNIN); NORAD
(WGOOT). UFO, UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT. FORMAT
FOLLOWS PAR 14, AFR 200-2. FOLLOWS PAR 14, AFR 200-2.
A. (1) UNK (LIGHT MOVING A. (1) UNK (LIGHT MOVING ACROSS SKY) ACROSS SKY)
(2) NOT ESTIMATED
(3) WHITE
AFHO JAN 65 FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 32356 (5 Apr 66) Pg 2 of 4
(4) TWO
(5) TRAVELING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TWO MINUTES APRT.
PAGE 2 RUWMFVA5709 UNCLAS
(6) N/A
(7) N/A
(8) N/A
(9) N/A
Bo (1) UNK
(2) APPROXIMATELY OVERHEAD
(8) UNK
(4) ONE OBJECT TRAVELING SOUTH TO NORTH AND WEAVING
SIDE TO SIDE. ONE OBJECT TRAVELING NW TO SE AND WEAVING
SIDE TO SIDE.
5) INTO CLOUDS
(6) ONE MINUTE
C. (1) GROUND-VISUAL !
(2) N/A (2) N/A
(3) N/A
D. Do (1) 0215Z/1 APRIL 1966 (1) 0215Z/1 APRIL 1966
(2) NIGHT 2) NIGHT
AFHQ JAN 6S FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 32356 (5 Apr 66) Pg 3 of 4
E LA JUNTA, COLORADO
F. LA JUNTA,
COLORADO, ST COLORADO, STUDENT
PAGE 3 RUWMFVA5709 UNCLAS
(2) N/A
G Go (1) SCATTERED/BROKEN CLOUDS (I) SCATTERED/BROKEN CLOUDS
(2) SURFACE 09/05, 6000'3 15, 10000'31/20,
16000'32/20, 20000'31 1/40,
80000'UNK.
(3) 16000 BROKEN WITH HIGH OVERCAST
K4) 15 PLUS
(5) OVERCAST WITH SOME BREAKS
(6) N/A
(7) NOT AVAILABLE
H.N/A ,
I. N/A I N/A .
J. MILITARY AND CIVIL AIR TRAFFIC NORTHBOUND THE LA JUNTA
AREA AT TIME OF AREA AT TIME OF S SIGHTI HEAST BOUND
AT THIS TIME.
K. MAJOR EDWARD L. STRICKER, ASST BASE K. MAJOR E EDWARD L. STRICKER, ASST BASE OPERATIONS OFFICER, OPERATIONS OFFICER,
AFHO JAN 65 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 32356 (5 Apr 66) Pg 4 of 4
PETERSON FIELD, COLO. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS: COMMENTS IN
SUB PARA J INDICATE OBJECTS WERE A SATELLITE PLUS AN
AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT.
L. N/A
BT
NNNN
AFHO JAN 65 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED