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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1 DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
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3. SOURCE - 0. CONCLUSION.
Civilians Civilians Possible (BALLCON) Possible (BALLCON) .
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
The surface wind was roughly SW at 8 knots. The description The description
Four Four could fit a balloon tbat had flares attached to it. to it.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 - 12 Seconds 10 - 12 Seconds The observer sighted 4 The observer sithted 4 flaming bal3s the color of flares. flaming bal3s the color of flares.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION The objects were first seen in the NNE.. seen in the NNE They were traveling
in a southerly direction and disappeared almost due north frop
Ground-Visual the observer. The objects seemed to lose altitude, seemed to
7. COURSE be gliding. They disappeared after about lo or l2 saconds.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT.PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO TDPT (UFO)
ATTN OF:
SUBJECT: 15
TO:
Cororado Springs, Colorado Scgo7
Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting which
received is not sufficient for a scientific investigation. Request
addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to B
the Air Force.
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Aeria enomena Office AF Form 117 w/envelope
Aerospace Technologies Division
Production Directorate

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R 272200Z R.272200Z AUG 68
FM 4600A3W3 ENT AFB COLO
TO RUEFHQA/OSAF WASH C
RUEFHOA/CSAF
RUEDFIF/FTD WPAFB OHIO
RUWTEMA/10AF RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
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ZEN/CINONORAD
ZEN/UNIVER COLORADO BOULDER COLO ATTN: DR CONDON
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UNCLAS WGOOT-B UNCLAS WGOOT-B BAUG 63. AUG 68. Colo. Colo. Spgo.?
FOR OSAF (SAP-OI); CSAF (AFRDC); FTD (TDETR); NORAD FOR OSAF (SAP-OID); CSAF (AFRDC); FTD (TDETR); NORAD
(NOOP-A): ADC (ADOCP) AND (ADCIO-P); UNIVERSITY OF (NOOP-A): ADC (ADOCP) AND (ADCIO-P); UNIVERSITY OF
COLORADO (DR CONDON). UFO, UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
REPORT. FORMAT FOLLOWS PARA 11, AFR 80-17. REPORT. FORMA 11, AFR 80-17.
A. (I) SPAN OF AIRCRAFT WING - 4 GLOW JECT AND
GLIDED LIKE A/C HEADING SOUTH. .
(2) LIKE AIRCRAFT IN LANDING PATTERN
(3) BRIGHT REDISH PINK
LIKE HEADLIGHTS
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(5) GLIDING DOWN AND IT T NEARED GROUND AS IF TO
CRASH; IT AF JRN OUT ENLY.
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(3) BRIGHT REDISH PINK
(4) 4 GLOWI BALLS ING IN LINE LIKE HEADLIGHTS
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(5) LIDING DOWN AND IT NEARED GROUND AS IF TO
CRASH; IT APPEARED BURN OUT AS COLOR CHANGED EVENLY.
(S) N/A
(7) NONE
(3) NONE (3) NONE
(9) NO (9) N0
3. (1) LOOKING TOWARD SKY
(2) BEGAN IN NORTH JUST (2) BEGAN NORTH JUST T ABOVE HORIZON AND MOVED MOVED
SOUTH TOWARD VIEWER THEN DROPPED OUT A IF IT
CRASHED BEFORE REACHING NER.
(3) N/A
.il (4) MOVED NORTH TO SOUTH In StRAIghT PATH
(5) BELOW HORIZON
(5) 15 T0 20 SECONDS
C. (1) GROUND VISUAL
(2) NO
(3) N/A
D. (1) 0253Z 27AUG D. (1) 0230Z 27AUG 68 68 2030 local loe 26π Ang
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(2) DARK
E. ( ILLMORE ULLMORE NEAR NEVADA)
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F. HOUSEWIFE,

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53,030'
250/30; 80,000' 280/10.
( (3) 12,000 FT AGL
(4) 15 PLUS
(5) OVERCAST
(6) NO
(73 DEGREES C/1300'
H. NO
( ~ I. NONE
11 J. N/A
K. AO, R.D. DUCKWORTH, MAJOR, USAFA-DFE, 472-3030,
(HOME) 472-1426. LT FOWLER STATED "NO KNOWN DECAYING SAIELLITES E
BUT THIS IS A TIME OF HIGH METEOR ACTIVITY". AT 213D PETE TOWER BUT THIS IS A T TIME OF HIGH METEOF ITY". AT 213D PETE TOWER
WAS CALLED AND REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: PETE TOWER SIGMIED AT
BALLS OF RED CLUSTER ON TWO OCCASIUNS WITH-
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IN 5 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER AND APPEARED OVER GARDEN OF GODS AREA.
THEY LOCKED LIKE FLARES FLOATING TO EARTH. NO DOWNED A/C REPORTED.
CALLED AIR ACADEMY AIR POLICE AND THEY KNEW OF NOTHING. NO REPORTS.
CALLED CADET RICHARDS-SECURITY FLIGHT. HE SAID NO ACITIVITY IN CADET CALLED CADET RICHARDS-SECURITY FLIGHT. HE SAID NO ACITIVITY IN CADET
AREA TO HIS KNOWLEDGE. COLO SPGS POLICE CONTACT ONLY ONE CALLED, NLY ONE CALLED,
EL PASO SHERIFF WAS CALLED- EL PASO SHERIFF WAS NO REPORTS.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED PHENOMENA QUESTIONNAIRE BUDGET BUREAU APPROVAL
NUMBER 21-R259
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE WILL BE USED FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES
USED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF YOUR STATEMENTS OR CONCLUSIONS WITHOUT
PATTERSON AFB, OHIO 45433, IAW AFR BO-I7. (IF ADDITIONAL SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR NARRATIVE OR SKETCHES
ATTACH SECURELY TO THIS FORM OR ANNOTATE WITH YOUR NAME FOR IDENTIFICATION.)
1. WHEN DIC YOU SEE THE PHENOMENON?
DAY. MONTH YEAR.
2 WHAT TIM C ou FIRST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES 25 [IA.M. [X]P.M.
3. WHAT TIME DID YOU LAST SIGHT THE PHENOMENON?
HOUR MINUTES. 23:15 A.M. P.M.
4. TIME 4. TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ]STANDARD L]STANDARD
EASTERN CEASTERN CENTRAL MOUNTAIN PACIFIC ]PACIFIC OTHER
5 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? IF IN CITY. GIVE THE NEAREST STREET ADDRESS AND INDICATE ON
A HAND DRAWN MAP WHERE YOU WERE STANDING WITH REFERENCE TO THE ADDRESS. IF IN THE COUNTRY, IDENTIFY THE
HIGHWAY YOU WERE ON OR NEAR AND TRY TO FIX A DISTANCE AND DIRECTION FROM SOME RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARK.
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6. IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE POINT SHOWN IN THE SKETCH, PLACE AN "A ON THE CURVED LINE TO SHOW HOW HIGH THE
PHENOMENON WAS ABOVE THE HORIZON. OR SKYLINE. WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A "B* ON THE SAME CURVED LINE TO
SHOW HOW HIGH ABOVE THE HORIZON THE PHENOMENON WAS WHEN LAST SEEN.
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AFR 80-17(C1) —
GA. NOW IMAGINE YOU ARE AT THE CENTER OF THE COMPASS ROSE. PLACE AN A* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE
DIRECTION TO THE PHENOMENON WHEN FIRST SEEN. PLACE A B* ON THE COMPASS TO INDICATE THE DIRECTION TO
THE PHENOMENON WHEN LAST SEEN.
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AFR80-17(C1)
1O. IF THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE PHENOMENON, HOW MANY WERE THERE? DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW HOW THEY WERE
ARRANGED. DIO THIS ARRANGEMENT CHANGE DURING THE SIGHTING?
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11. COnDiTiONs(Check appropriate blocks.)
A. SKY B. WEATHER
DAY CUMULUS CLOUDS (L.ow fluffy) FOG OR MIST
TWILIGHT CiRRus CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- CIRRUs CLouDs (High fleecy or Herring- HEAVY HEAVY RAIN RAIN
NIGHT bone) LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE OR DRIZZLE
CLEAR NIMBUS CLOuDS (Rain) HAIL
PARTLY CLOUDY CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS SNOW OR SLEET SNOW OR SLEET
COMPLETELY OVERCAST COMPLETELY OVERCAST (Thunderstorms) UNKNOWN
HAZE OR SMOG HAZE OR SMOG NONE OF THE ABOVE THE ABOVE
C. IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT, WHAT DID YOU C.IF THE SIGHTING WAS AT TWILIGHT OR NIGHT. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT NOTICE ABOUT THE STARS AND MOON?
(1) STARS (2) (2) MOON
NONE BRIGHT MOONLIGHT BRIGHT MOONLIGHT NO MOONLIGHT
A FEW MOON WITH HALO UNKNOWN
MANY MOON HIDDEN BY CLOUDS
UNKNOWN PARTIAL (New or quarter)
D. IF SIGHTING WAS IN DAYLIGHT, WAS THE SUN VISIBLE? YES NO. IF "YES," WHERE WAS THE SUN AS YOU FACED
THE PHENOMENON?
IN FRONT OF YOU TO YOUR RIGHT OVERHEAD (Near noon)
IN BACK OF YOU TO YOUR LEFT UNKNOWN
E. SPECIFY THE MAJOR SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION PRESENT DURING THE SIGHTING, SUCH AS THE SUN, HEADLIGHTS OR
STREET LAMP. ETC. FOR TERRESTRIAL ILLUMINATION, SPECIFY DISTANCE TO LIGHT SOURCE.
12. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHENOMENON, INDICATING WHETHER IT APPEARED DARK OR LIGHT, WHETHER IT
REFLECTED LIGHT OR WAS SELF-LUMINOUS AND WHAT COLORS YOU NOTICED. DESCRIBE YOUR IMPRESSION OF WHETHER
IT WAS SOLID OR TRANSPARENT, WHETHER EDGES WERE SHARP OR FUZZY. DESCRIBE THE SHAPE OR INDICATE IF IT
APPEARED AS A POINT OF LIGHT. INDICATE COMPARISONS WITH OTHER OBSERVED OBJECTS, LIKE STARS, A LIGHT OR
OTHER OBJECT IN YOUR FIELD OF VIEW.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
8. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? (CAPCA wPpTOPTINtR bOCKS.)
OUTDOORS IN BUSINESS SECTION OF CITY
IN BUILDING IN RESIDENTIAL SECTION OF CITY
IN CAR AS DRIVER ASPASSENGER IN OPEN COUNTRYSIDE
IN BOAT NEAR AIRFIELD
IN AIRPLANE AS PILOT C1 AS PASSENGER FLYING OVER CITY
OTHER FLYING OVER OPEN COUNTRY
OTHER
A. IF YOU WERE IN A VEHICLE, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:
WHAT DIRECTION WERE YOU MOVING? HOW FAST WERE YOU MOVING?
NORTH EAST
SOUTH WEST DID YOU STOP ANYTIME WHILE OBSERVING THE
PHENOMENON?
NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST
NORTHWEST se SOUTHWEST YES ]No
EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH EXPLAIN WHETHER SUCH I MOVEMENT AFFECTS MOVEMENT AFFECTS YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6. YOUR SKETCHES IN ITEMS 5 AND 6.
DESCRIBE TYPE OF VEHICLE YOU WERE IN AND TYPE OF ROAD, TERRAIN OR BODY OF WATER YOU TRAVERSED DURING
THE SIGHTING. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN. STATE WHETHER WINDOWS OR CONVERTIBLE TOP WERE UP OR DOWN.
HOW MUCH OTHER TRAFFIC WAS THERE?
DID YOU NOTICE ANY AIRPLANES? YES NO. IF "YES." DESCRIBE WHEN THEY WERE IN SIGHT RELATIVE TO THE TIME
OF SIGHTING THE PHENOMENON AND WHERE THEY WERE IN THE SKY RELATIVE TO THE POSITION OF THE PHENOMENON.
3. HOW LONG WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT?
LENGTH OF TIME CERTAIN OF TIME NOT VERY SURE
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FAIRLY CERTAIN JUST A GUESS
HOW WAS TIME DETERMINED? aind .
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WAS THE PHENOMENON IN SIGHT CONTINUOUSLY? YES NO. IF "NO. INDICATE WHETHER THIS IS DUE TO YOUR
MOVEMENT OF THE BEHAVIOR OF THE PHENOMENON, AND DESCRIBE SUCH MOVEMENT OR BEHAVIOR. INDICATE DISAP.
PEARANCSS ON PREVIOUS SKETCHES.
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CHANGE BRIGHTNESS? V
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FLASH OR FLICKER?
DISAPPEAR *ND REAPPEAR?
SPIN LIKE A TOP?
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MAKE A NOISE?
FLUTTER OR NO9BLE?
14. WHAT DREN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON? 14. WHAT DREN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE PHENOMENON?
A. HOW DID IT FINALLY DISAPPEAR?
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B. DID THE E-ENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME? B. DID THE PHENOMENON MOVE BEHIND OR IN FRONT SOMETHING, LIKE A CLOUD, TREE, OR BUILDING AT ANY TIME?
YES CYES NO. IF YES," DESCRIBE. NO. IF YES," DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
15. DRAW A PICTURE THAT WILL SHOW THE SHAPE OF THE PHENOMENON. INCLUDE AND LABEL ANY DETAILS THAT MIGHT
HAVE APPEARED AS WINGS OR PROTRUSIONS, AND INDICATE EXHAUST OR VAPOR TRAILS. INDICATE BY AN ARROW THE
DIRECTION THE PHENOMENON WAS MOVING.
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16. WHAT WAS THE ANGULAR SIZE? HOLD A MATCH AT ARM'S LENGTH IN FRONT OF A KNOWN OBJECT, SUCH AS A STREET
LAMP OR THE WOON. NOTE HOW MUCH OF THE OBJECT IS COVERED BY THE HEAD OF THE MATCH. NOW IF YOU HAD
BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THIS EXPERIMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING, ESTIMATE WHAT FRACTION OF THE
PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD. PHENOMENON WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY THE MATCH HEAD.
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AFR 80-17((1)
17. DID YOU OBSERVE THE PHENOMENON THROUGH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING? INCLUDE INFORMATION ON MODEL,
TYPE, FILTER, LENS PRESCRIPTION OR OTHER APPLICABLE DATA.
EYEGLASSES CAMERA VIEWER
SUNGLASSES BINOCULARS
WINDSHIELD TELESCOPE
SIDE WINDOW OF VEHICLE THEODOLITE
WINDOWPANE OTHER
A. DO YOU ORDINARILY WEAR GLASSES? YES NO B. DO YOU USE READING GLASSES? [YES S (NO
AS WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE SPEED OF THE 19. WHAT WAS YOUR IMPRESSION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE
PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF SPEED PHENOMENON? GIVE ESTIMATE OF DISTANCE
A COMMON CBJECT OR OBJECTS WHICH, WHEN PLACED IN THE SKY, SIMILAR TO WHERE YOU NOTED THE PHENOMENON,
WOULD BEAR SOME RESEMSLANCE TO WHAT YOU SAW. DESCRIBE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
COMMON OBJECT AND WHAT YOU SAW.
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21. DID YOU NOTICE ANY ODOR, NOISE, OR HEAT EMANATING FROM THE PHENOMENON OR ANY EFFECT ON YOURSELF,
ANIMALS OR MACHINERY IN THE VICINITY? CYES NO. IF *YES, DESCRIBE.
A.DID THEPHINOMENON A. DID THEPHINOMENON DISTURS THE GROUND OR LEAVE ANY PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. THE ]YES NO.
IF"YES.*DESCRIBE. IF *YES.* DESCRIBE.
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AFR 80-17(C1)
22. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS OR A SIMILAR PHENOMENON BEFORE? YES NO. IF YES,"GIVE DATE AND
LOCATION.
23. WAS ANYONE WITH YOU AT THE TIME YOU SAW THE PHENOMENON? YES NO. IF *YES, * DID THEY SEE IT TOO?
YES NO.
A. LIST THEIR NAMES AND A
24. GIVE THE GIVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN IFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF ABOUT YOURSELF
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME
ADDREss (Street, Citr. State and Zie.Coo ADDREss (Street, Citv. State and Zie. Code
TELEPH TELEPI AGE
23 MALE FEMALE
INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT. INDICATE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING OCCUPATION AND ANY EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY BE PERTINENT.
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25. WHEN AND TO HHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON? 25. WHEN AND TO HHOM DID YOU REPORT THAT YOU HAD SIGHTED THIS PHENOMENON?
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DAY. MONTH 1 YEAR
26. DATE YOU COMPLETED THIS QUESTIONNAIRE.
DAY 43 MONTH YEAR
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