USAF record 28988281
28988281
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 20 Aug 60
2. LOCATION Littleton, Colorado
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1900 GMT 21/0200Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual
5. PHOTOS Yes
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20-30 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE descending
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED]
Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED]
Was Astronomical [REDACTED] Possibly Astronomical [REDACTED] Possibly Astronomical [REDACTED]
Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Light white, size of basketball, shape of tear drop. Object had one arm extending from the upper left segment. Extending arm had two lights on it. These lights were light white, and seemed to be from an internal source. Appeared 4° above horizon, 15° from observer. Seemed to be descending very slowly.
11. COMMENTS The object was in view for 20-30 min with very little or no movement. Only one witness was interviewed, and the others apparently could not be located. The information reported is limited in nature precluding a valid conclusion. However, there is a strong possibility that the witness observed the planet Jupiter (mag -2.0) which was in a direction of 17° at the time of the sighting and at an elev or 3°.
ATIC FORM 129 (REV 26 SEP '53)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 20 Aug 60 2. LOCATION Littleton, Colorado 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1900 GMT 21/0200Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 5. PHOTOS Yes 6. SOURCE Civilian 7. LENGTH…
- Page 2 K L.NEGATIVE PAGE FOUR RJWZGUM 1 REMARKS: A CHECK WAS MADE WITH MARTIN ACFT CO., DENVER WX, LOWRY AFB, BUCKLEY ANG BASE; ALL HAVING NEGATIVE KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ACFT, BALOONS OR OBJECTS THAT COULD HAVE…
- Page 3 D.(1)21 AUG 1960, 0200Z (2) DUSK E. 195 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE, 39 DEGREES 40 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE F.(1) [REDACTED] COLORADO, [REDACTED] (2) WORLD WAR II G.(1) CALM, CLEAR PAGE THREE RJWZGUM I (2)…
- Page 4 PAGE TWO RJWZGUM 1 (7) NEGATIVE (8) NEGATIVE (9) OBJECT SEEMED TO GLOW FROM AN INTERNAL SOURCE. B.(1) OBSERVERS HAD GATHERED AT 21/0200Z TO WATCH ECHO 1, DUE AT 21/0205Z IN THE LITTLETON, COLO. AREA.…
- Page 5 CZCSQA648ZCAFA011 PP RJEDSQ Z0Y PP RJWfal RJWZGU RJEDSO RJEZHQ DE RJWZGUM 1 P 2322#BZ FM COMDR 138TH ACWRON BUCKLEY ANG BASE COLO TO RJWfal/COMDR AIR DEFENCE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL…
- Page 6 JOINT MESSAGEFORM SECURITY CLASSIFIED ON UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER 1960 SEP 1 20 49 PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Ched) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION ACTION…
- Page 7 RA051 ZCSQF571ZCQYB275 RR RJEDSQ DE RJWZGUM 1 R 2319452 FM COMDR 138TH ACWRON BUCKLEY ANG BASE COLORADO TO RJEDSQ AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER (AIIC)WPAFB OHIO INFO RJWZGU 29TH ADIV SAGE…
- Page 8 UFO ANALYSIS SHEET Location Littleton, Colorado Date (Local) 20 Jul 60 Hour (Local) 1900 Hour (2 Time Group) 2102007 Aug 60 Satellite: [Det 5 ATIC, Ext 3279] [REDACTED] Astronomical Phenomena…
- Page 9 No Case (Information Only) 5 August 1960 between Moulle & Lille, France NEAR-LANDING IN FRANCE: One of the closest sightings in a long time occurred last August 5th between the towns of Moulle and…
- Page 10 No Case (Information Only) 9 August 1960 San Francisco, California Photojournalism - Illustration - Cinematography September 17, 1960 [HW:] Major Lawrence J. Tacker Office of Information Services…