UFO Observation Report — Lakewood, Colorado, 7 October 1967

This document details an investigation into a UFO sighting and alleged occupant encounter reported by a 22-year-old male employee of the Samsonite Corporation in Lakewood, Colorado, on October 7, 1967. The witness claimed that while driving home from work, he was flagged down by a seven-foot-tall man in a grey business suit with gold bars on his shoulders. The witness alleged the man spoke to him about his car and cigarette, claiming to be from a non-primitive time, before vanishing. Following this, the witness reported seeing a football-field-sized object hovering overhead, which then ascended and joined two other objects in a triangular formation before departing at high speed. The Air Force investigation, conducted by Lt. Colonel Arthur P. Webb, concluded that the witness was likely the victim of a hoax or his own overactive imagination. The report notes that the witness had been in contact with the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO), whose psychologist, Mr. Sprinkle, had previously evaluated the witness and found his information to be of dubious value due to apparent unstable behavior. The investigating officer noted that the intersection where the sighting occurred was heavily weeded and contained structures that could easily facilitate illusions. Furthermore, the witness's account of electrical interference was not mentioned in his initial report, only appearing after his interrogation by APRO. The investigation ultimately dismissed the report as a fabrication.