PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCA710N 0 Ground Vi .lUol lENGiH (}F oasc,'IATION 8. ~1'J""9ER OF OBJECTS ci ;l: .. }'ln~er vi.lth above ~:oriz< ~. 0 Airlnt~rc~pt Rodor 11. COMM:NTS CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 0 Pr~bobly BoH~n 0 Po :J.Si bl y BaUoon Vh~ Aircraft Probably Aireroft 0 Po :ui bl y Ai rc:roh 0 Was A:atronomiea~ 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical D '{ In 'luffi ci ""' Data br Evo!uati on 3!iuhtnrlt..)C.) ron;:;tnnt dl!i:' .i.r; !lUli JI!CT: ~tEADQUAHTERS LOWRY TECHNICAL TRAINING CE'NTE H (ATC ) Ul'll f'l 0 !;TA Tl S A I n f OiH.:C LO\VRY AIR FOHC':: BASE. COLORADu At.~.1c d Unidentlfi8d Flyl.n.g Ohjoct :leport ls f:l!"ll .l;~.-1 for you.'l;' L"1.::l-"':':l'lt.ion in a.ccordanc.) wit.h p:~.ragr-r,ph l3b(l), A.~?ll ::?00-2 .. nr I>LV TO \TTI'I OF: HEADQUAr~TERS LOWRY TECHNICAL TRAIF\IING CENTER (ATC) UNil f:n ~TATt~S ;\IR I"ORC LOWRY All~ FORCE Ui~SE. COLORADO l. 'I':1e fol.lo i:1s inJ:'81-naLion -we.~ r:=cc~."'~ed vL~ teJ.ephon .tl~:;r.l (\)1 a . Col l\rnold received a t.elepho!le call from a , us: , US~!C Recrui t:.ng S~rvice, Old C'.lStoms House, , Auro;-a: )nOn.;! :teporti...t'lg ~he t'oll rJt~.Lng l'acts an -;oj-3ct was s:i.gh-c~d i~\ the sky, before Venu J.d rl~eo.-!.".::"!d to0 e.?.rly fo:-:,t'l.rs to ~ppear. .:-~e object. va:) much large.t~ thaB' a co"'\.m~lci'll j~t.-- ::tb---..: ~ t~..rice ~he Si c: D. JX; -8. rl'he obj~ct apprO'l.Ch~d f:::ora th2 \fest. ove7 ";he mountains i:l a~ c;;:a.:;tel'ly direction. Tbo obj~ct '"~fa~ -:olden in c~:_:~, jiuc!l brighter :.:-:;.n the r0flectio:1 o f t'he sun :::.n .i 3 to 4 tita~s not == sh::<.?~ ~:f a ci,;..tl' or subrtc.rj ne n ov~l llt-:.e a n e g, but v a ;:;.':!:.~ b~:..fe.::.n thos~ --::;t~o. '.Bt~ o"'vjecc travelled '-!.t ;errific ~ip~: 1 -:r~"l o ve"L t'J.:! mou::t tains to t.he PD.rt<. (West to East). [\:; .i. 'C ;J.ppro c'h::!d. th~ park it. appeared to b~ a finger wid.th abo're the horizvn ' (:-t.s lie.,~r1 ii th f lngcrs held to e ye). Th~ obje~t made a h lgh speed "t11:-n 'f,,_,i<.;h ,.1:.11 u. pe~fcct right angle El.nd head.~d South for a s:-tort dl :;t; -nee, ( th.: dist ce as vie wed b~tNeen 2 telephone poles). Tn~ 0b1ec~ the~ u de anot~e: right ang] e turn very 1-bruptly and went straight up.. rrhe o'').~ec t appe3.-red to start u backv3.rd roll as s0-::ne plu.nes rl:> wh,:~n bo'11bi.ng.. At this t i.11~ the obj~ct .;a.s lost from s 1. 1.t I Tai3 ri.:-"'o~ ~n-~ :J~c'.lr:-~d luri:t ~ a .>:;>re1.i of only seconds. The bright.ness of the object <lid not incr s7! ~or c~:..:'il ~:-tis~ during the co;J.c.:>~ o f tha maneuv.?.rs I"