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PROJE CT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 1.DATE · TIME GROUP .LOCATION . LOCATION
23 Aug 67 24/0500z 24/0500z Price, Utab 2 IT
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 1. CONCLUSION
Civilian Civilian Probable (EALLCON) /
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1 1
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Reported Cbserver was driving along, when he observed on the side
6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION of the road cn the ground what appeared to be a large, tear
shaped balloon, brilliantly lighted throughout its inter-
Ground Viuual ior. To his amazement, obcerver stated object took ofr
7. COURSE from the ground. He immediately called for the occupanta
of his car who were asleep. When object reached a height
Rising the lights dimmed down regulated, and then at an
8. PHOTOS angle it tcok off.
Yes
XNo
VIDENCE
Yes 1
XX No
FORM
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Ne did very little night driving on the trip, but on
the way home were a little behind schedule and did drive by night
from Price, Utah to Grand Junction, Co lorado.
At midnight on_August 23. I Was driving Dast on Federal
Route 50.
appeared to be a large, tear shared baloon, brilliantly
le underst-nd that - soetimes rockets are launched from baloons,
but we wondered why a site so close to the highway was chosen.
Also, while ar attention was pinned or the object itself, I
do not recal any lights on the ground after the object
got off gO off ground. round. one Croana alter tne object
Jan you give Jan you Pive us nNYinformation which might help clear up clear up
this mystery? this mystery?
Sincerely,
11

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Peb balloon
TDET/UFo (Maj Quintanilla/70916/mhs/30 Sep 67) OCT 2 1067
UFO Observation, August 23, 1967
Shswnee, Kansas 66203
L. Reference your unidentified observation of August 23, 1967
which you repo in your recent letter.
2. Although we did not perforn a thorough investigation, since your
report is over days feel you possibly possibly observed
a balloon.
CO PII BOIOLA 3. 3. There bave been numerous cases There have been numerous cases of plastic clothes bags being of plastic clothes bags being used
to make hot air balloons. The balloon is usually seen as a to make hot air balloons. The balloon is usually seen as a glowing,
translucent object, usually white, red or yellow in color. translucent object, usually white, red or yellow in color. The balloon The balloon
usually stays aloft from five to fifteen ninutes and when the candles usually stays aloft from five to fifteen minutes and when the candles
burn down to the balsa platform (usual method of production) the
light goes down or out
4This is not an evaluation on your
of one of the more gs this summer.
5. Inclosed is a FTD Form 164 which you can complete and return to
this office in the inclosed envelope if you wish the Air Force to
perrorm an investigation on your observation. We may be unable to make
a pcsitive identification on what you observed since many records are
not kept thirty days.
ES C. MANATT, COlOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Technology and Subsystems FTD Form 164 w/envelope
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Serd Serd 164 164
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