PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. L OCATION CONCLUSIONS o, Balloon 0 Probab l y Balloon OATETIME CROUP TYPe OF 08SERVATIOH 0 Po Hi bl y Balloon a GroundVisuol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was A i rcraft P robobl y Aircraft a Ai r-Vi suol 0 A ir-Intercept Radar a P ossibly Aircraft 0 Was A-slronoml col 0 Probobl y Astronomleol :r Ii li tA. r'-J 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENOTH 0,. OBSE!tVATIOH NUMtiER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Otno 11 Seconds BRitl' SUMW~AV 0, SICHTIHO s i l -re r color ::st s need ATlC PORM 3l9 (R&V 26 S&P 52) a lnsuffi c i ent Data for Evaluation U n k nown ll. COMMENTS Opere.tion chec~ coo;>erating VP-F.f high D. SLIGHT DESCENT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED CE~I~t ED AT 1500 MPH> ZIG-ZAGGING OR REVOLVING E. DISAPP~ARED BEHING HIGH SCATTERED CIRCUS CLOUDS F. I N SIGHT ABOVE ELEVEN SECONDS ilANNAR OF OBSERVATION A. GHOUND- UNUSUAL B. NO OPTICAL AIDS c. GROUND SIGHTI~IG TI~!E AND DATE OF SIGHTING A. ZULA Tit1E 092()102 B. LIGHT CONDITIONS DAY 5. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS-LOTiRY AFB COLORADO --~ ~ I DENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS A. DENVER CIVILIAN AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER STAPLETION NUNICIPLE AIRPORT DENVER COLO B. t1ILITARY CAPT GEORGE W GERMAN, GRADE CAPT LOWRY FLIGHT SERVICE CENTEFr LOWRY'-AFF COLO, DUIT OPERATION OFFICER VERY , ~ tJEA THER AND WIND ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING A. OBSERVERS ACCOUNT OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAR VISIBILITY FORTY MILES HIGH CIRUS CLOUDS 30, 000 FT B. AWS ~HND DIRECTION AND vELOCITY c. C~ILING D. VISIBILITY- HIGH BROKEN 30, 000 F NO THUNDERSTORMS I N AREA NO UNUSUAL CONDITIONS, METEOROLOGICAL OR ASTRONOMICAL NOTED ) NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OR PHOTOGRAPHS ; .. WEATHER AND WIND ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING A. OBSERVERS ACCOUNT OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CLEAR VISIBILITY FORTY MILES HIGH CIRUS CLOUDS 32, 0 00 FT B. A t.JS \oJI ND DIRECTION AND VZLOC I TY C. CEILING -NONE D. VISIBILITY-FORTY MILES E. CLOUD CONER 8/10 HIGH BROKEN 30, 000 F. NO THUNDERSTORMS I N AREA 3. NO UNUSUAL CONDITIONS, METEOROLOGICAL OR ASTRONOMICAL NOTED ). dO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OR PHOTOGRAPHS ~J. NO INTERCEPTION 'TAKEN 1.1 . LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC IN THE AREA ALL AZINUTH AT LOW ALTITUDES < POSITION TITLE OF PREPARI NG OFFICER CAPT AO 571740 OPERATI ON OFFICER LOWRY FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER LOWRY AFB ~OLO PRELIMENARY ANALYSIS OF THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF SIGHTINREF. VERY Hi m ( . ~LYING HIGH SPEED TYPE OF AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF FAST EXTREME MANEUVERS :s TIMA TED SPEED BETv1EEN 1 2/J~ TO 1 500 MPH ~ 912250 Z JUL J~I]PUJ S 1 ~ h tad <l 1. Lma-y A~ r :furet~t .=a ....a , Co.lur .,.do J oo 9 .:iul,J 1954 3r"BC!.H. lli~trBI .Air r~hnicl IoteJ 1 igl)(' Center '.J't" igh t,.. ?'l t tar~ .l.1 r F orca Da u , .:\TTIIt ATIA2 2 C 1. Trso:swittr1 bal"lrAth far '7'JW: 1nf~tion artt two (2) eopiea o:l d l.attr, cat.1d 9 =~ 1954, f:'Oil the 14th ~ 01.atriet-, 1ollr7 .l.! r Fotoe BaM, Dennn, Coltsa~o, ococrni~ subject lMtt.r. 2. Iour attention ia indt~ to tbe proti.-5on c4 UK J?~l; ,bidl JkobHrit t.he rslaae of in?S.ti i'" 1ttfor:Daticn to. t~d~ ~ :par a on a 1 '!")Cl (in lluo) C(lf ~ cer w/ o lncl D OWNGRADED A"' DECLAsSIFIED . YE'.-\R INTEoVALS D OD DIARFTER 12 .1''E ~-~S ; UNCLASSIFl0 -ilZRGENCY JEDEN JEDHP J EPHQ 333 -' Lmi!RY FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER L OltlRY AFB COLO ---:-:) JDNT/COMt1ANDER AIR DEFENSE Cor1r1AND ENT AFB COLORADO SPR i r!GS COLO i_::i)lJF /Cot1MANDER AIR TECHNICAL I NTELLIGENCE CENTER WRI THT PATTERSON .--- HQ/DlRECTOR_ OF I NTELLIGENCE HDQ USAF tIASHINGTON 25 D C o DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT B S I Z E 0 F D I Crl E c . COLOR SILVER D. NUMBER SIX TO SEVEN E THREE APPEARED TO BE I NFORMATION F NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES G NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST SIGHTED H SOUND NON I . NO UNUSUAL F EATURES 2~ DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS DENVER AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER NOTIFIED LOtIRY FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER OF OBJECTS B .. AfiH1UTH NORT HEAST OF LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE 35.000 FT TO hind am') elcud.J -m: !.n lt.c.opt!..:\1; ";o r'!l.~fh~ t h tt ~d~ ob.aerrml 4 or o 0!\<i p l ol.:l8 i' c r o~-~.~e..i p-:ri M.:S of :be stat ad ';hey o-o41 ftr"T~ xr.y ~t:r..<al r~tes o'! sp:l~ Jurln ~ -; h e i r :>bserr oc -z>l !!e o ;\ cenT" di..., r t o C ant cJ.n ob j ~O'ta ~e obM d C a:pt a i :tl e 8>:~.l.ior Pilot ~d t h oiTilia:ru V'li2;ht Di::spott.-;o~r~ fo-r l'<hi -: ed Air L1::1a S . 'Lu'OT -" en. h~ r1tflob~ i:s ol'ti~ t o ~bt ~-o-t ~hat Cp* an 1urri. "'l; JJC!'I\ o nan 1JU"7 tt!" s in. ~.i zs 'rl oi.n i T7 an tl ~hat V1lrl ~,. &ir b ' UOJI in ~!>ill ;"ioinity ~-3.~ -rl'hh ttt no 'iood;,dge o r ""r't1ry li:D ::nc-.r- ~"' -m 0 -'Jv.::~ lJ3-4 a local r!'ldio sta~icn :1d ir:eci urin~ a. :1ewa ":)ro&fi- F-d~ ~<e .u ~r~"t ._, =""9411 t:s~ ~he g,ttul!c ~-=-e;co-dpticnlly l:i;h :;Uei Col rm.U,. U. S~ :dr J'tJro. 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