PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 13373 R3CORD
1. BATS - TIME GROUP LOCATION ,
17 Ar 13/621021 Rovlins, Wiowing
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (METEOR) v ara
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 seconds Observer stated I that the object was shaped like a oall. The that the object was shaped like a oall. The
object was compared to a golf ball. Object appeared to be
b. 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION bright white. Ooserver stated that Coserver stated that the obgect wes traveling the obgect wes travelins
Ground Visual Ground Viskal at a terrific amount of speed. at a terrific amount of speed. Speed was compared to chas o. Speed was compared to Chav J.
a meteor.
7. COURSE 7. COURSE
West - East
8. PHOTOS
Yes Yos
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL DHY VIDENCE
n7 Yes
XX.No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions ol this forna way bo uced.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 9OTH STRATEGIC MISSILE WING (SAC)
FRANCIS E, WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, WYOMING, 82001
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ATTN OF: REPLY TO BOO Rawkins Wyo.
SUBJECT: UFO 17ApRil 67
TO: Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
FTD (TDETR)
The following UFO Report conforms with the format in Para 1l, AFR 80-17
dated 19
a Description:
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(1) Ball
(2) Golf Ball
(3) Bright White
(4) (4) One
(5) N/A
(6) None
(7) None
(8) None None
(9) Velocity Velocity terrific; like a meteor
b. Course:
(1) Observer was looking at sky through window on south side of Observer was looking at sky through window on south side of
his house in his house in Rawlins, Wyo.
(2) Angle of elevation was 60 O azimuth 180 o MAG
(3) Angle of elevation was 30°; azimuth 90 MAG.
(4) Straight line flight path from west descending toward east.
(5) Instantaneously to the East.
(6) "A very short time; a second or two, like a meteor."
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C. Manner of Observation:
(1) Ground - visual
(2) None
(3) N/A
d. Time of Sighting:
(1) 18 April 1967/0210Z; 17 Apri1 1967/1910MST
2 Dus k
e. Location of Observer:
Lat 41-48-00, Long City of Rawlins, Wyo.
f. Information on Observer:
(1) Civilian-Mr. T.B.; Age 5 Wyo.
Employee for City of Rawlins, Education average.

(2) N/A
g. Weather:
(1) Clear; slight high haze, few clouds."
2) Report by 9th Weather Squadron, Det 24, F. E. Warren AFB
of}$ weather conditions at Wyoming at 0210/18 April 1967:
2
6784 (surface) 150 degrees cent. 08 kts
10,000 210 20
16,000 230 50
20,000 230 52
30,000 230 86
50,000 220 36
80,000 100 07
(3) Clear
(4) 40 miles
(5) (3) Few cumurus Noreh Few cumulus North
(6) None None
(7) Standard lapse rate, no significant rate, no significant inversions existed. inversions existed.
ho None
i. N/A i N/A
j. None
k. k Assistant Assistant Base Operations ficer, Casimer Krauser, Krauser, GS-11, Base GS-ll, Base
Operations, 8o9th Cmbt Spt. Operations, 809th Cmbt Spt. Warren AFB ming 307; 7752222 307; 7752222
(office),634-3067(home), sFico) 634.20
The information on this UFO was relayed by CB Radio from Mr.
(See par f) to Mr. age 38, a chemist for Sinclair Refining Co
at Rawlins, Wyoming. Mr gave me the details by long distance telephone.
Mr. was communicating with another friend in Rawlings by CB Radio at
the time the UFO was sighted. He stated that, at the time of thesighting,
his radio was, "knocked clean off" and that the interfer (possibly caused
by the UFO) "killed my
Mr. was reluctant to give information since he wanted no
publleity.
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- Upon termination of the phone conversation I called the
Cheyenne Airport FAA A Tower and asked for any information from them
or Denver, Colorado Center which might have been pertinent. There
was none A further check with the FAA on 18 April 1967 revealed
nothing.
I believe -
raeie
C. KRAUSER, GS-11 Copies to:
Supervisory Air Traffic Control
Specialist (General) University of Colorado
ATTN: Dr Condon
Boulder, Colorado 80302
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