PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10373 RECORD PROJECT TOS73 RECORD
1. DATE  TIME GROUP 1. DATE -TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
:i Dae. 16 2145Z Lakewood, Colorado one witness
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 7
Civilian
Balloon(possible)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one one
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 minutes Coserver noted a round shaped object that was slowly
TYPE OF OBSERVATION moving toward the western sky. It was about the size
b. of a grapefruit held at arm's length. The object was
Ground Visual at first gold in color but then changed to a pink.
There was no apparent motion of the object other than a
7. COURSE sideways novement. The object disappoared in a straight
westward line upward motion.
. PHOTOS There was
however, a visial ooservation for about thirty minutes
Yo rules out any aircraft observation, especially since the
1. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE object was under constant observation. The description is
consistent with that of a balloon observation.
" Yes
XX No
FORM
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LVR TEOHIOAL ATR TRAINING OERER (MO)
INITED STATES ACR FORCE
LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE , 8O23O, Colorado
REPLY TO 21 Dho 66
ATTN OF: XPCP Date
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects (uFo)
TO:
When unidentified flying objeots (Uro) are reported, the following information
will be filled in and then forwarded in to Plans/Pr rogram attention
XPCP.
a. Description of the Object(s):
(1) Shape. Round when firat Big be shapad like an
obeliak with an byperbols angle. -
terms:
Head ofa pin, pea, dime, nickel, quarter, half dollar, silver dollar, baseball, Head ofa pin, pea, dime, nickel, quarter, half dollar, silver dollar, baseball,
grapefruit, or basketball) held in the hand at about arm's length.
Grapetrait
(3 Color. Gold turing to pink
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(4) Number.
(5) ) Formation, if more than one. Home
Tail same compar size
of object(s).
(3) Sound. heard, Bone Bone
(9) unasual features unASu a0 - 90 25 diameter a3 - s0 2s diameter

Just happendd to Look up wh
(2) Angle or elevation and azimuth of woen fouf of clouda
West of Lakomood, over the mountaine
Diaappeared in atraight upward motiom
Description of flighs path and maneuvers of object(s).
How33 ITna
(6) = our, etc)
Visible for 30 aimtos
c. Manner of servation:
(1) Use one or any combination of the following items: Ground-visual,
electronic. electronic, specify radar.)
ual, nataral oyesight
(2) Statement as to optical aids (telescopes, forth)
used and deseription thereof. Hone
identification number, altitude, heading, speed, identification number, altitude, heading, speed, and home station. and home station.
-3/A
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d. Time and date of signting:
21/2245/200 566 21./3145/70.66
(1) of sighting.
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and/or geographical position. A position with reference to a known landmark-
also should be given in electrical reports, suoh as "2ni N of Deovillo; "3mi
SW or Blue Lake". Typographical errors or "garbling" often results in electrically
transmitted messages, making location plots difficult or impossible.
EXAMPLE: 89 45N, 192 71W for 39 45N, 102 21W.
105 5/39.40
i. Identifying Information on Observer(s):
(1) Civilian age. mailing :estimase o2
reliability.
Elsotronics technieian at Fort Logan hospital
(2) Military - Nans, gra timate of
reliability. 1/A
g. Weather and winds -- Aloft conditions at time and place of sightings:
Clear/ no wind/ rapt from Buokley Wx Sta
tions. 111
Clear / no wind
(2)
diection and velocity indegrees ar mots at surface, 16,000',
20,000', 30,000', 50,000', and available.
3) Ceiling. (3) Ceiling. 13,000 higk soattered clouds 13,00o higk soattered clouds
(4) Visibility. - () Visibility. _ 60 milas 60 milas
(5) Amount of cloud cover._. approx 30%
(6) (6) Thunderstorms in area gd quadrant in which located. cuadrant in which located.
No storme/ hase in all quadrante
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Three F-lco type airoraft in that vicinity
i. Interception identification action taken (such action may be taken
whenever feasible, complying ; with existing Air Defense directives).
Hone
j. Location, approximate altitude, and general direction of
air traffic in the area at time of sighting.
k.
preliminary analysis of the possible cause oi he sighting(s).
Edward E. Vigwe, Major, USAF - Indi vidual probably saw the military aireraft in airoraft in
that area.
1. 2. Existence of physical Existence of physica evidence, such as materials and photographs.
Mo2e Now
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