PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION 1. OA lc T IME GROUP lA..ani tou Springs, Colorado 3 . ;L11JRCE 10. CON~LUSIOH Civili.gn B ..\.LI.OON S ('lOY) 1. Nli SER OF C8JECTS Life guard at local pool arxi \it. t:.n.l:sa ob3erved the obj.,ct~ thro ~. LENGTH OF C3SERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS P.ou:xi object silver in sunlight l-ihan d<y \'laS backgrouni and d or ~:.ack against cloud:s. Aj.;pea.red to be in fliz;'rit to the ~Te Disappearing bdl ind tlO\L"'lt ai ns f Tl'?C: 0:= C3S:~VATION G-rct:r.d-v.: :.a 1 BX SJ. Pt~OTOS 9. ?HYSICAL EVIDENCE Rod::tO s~aoon with :;:ara.da3 ~:d balloon~ bai:Jg col.i. These gas fi ~lad balJ.oon3 itere obse:-ved in. Colorado Springs am Eanito SprlP.gs floating free. Indi~r.i.duaJ who made initial report called ba and L~ormed investigator of t he id~ntity of obj-ect. Additional cal1a from other ob~enars of aame or simi 1 ar objects. FTD SEP 63 03Z9 {T~E) Pl'nloga edtti~ft of thla fo,. ... ~be uaed. h~<.:OMING DEF, ,R, v\EI'~T OF :HE AIR FORCE iVlESSAGE S r / ,Ff 1\\ESSAGE BRANCH ACTION: NIN-7 SMB C!26 RTTU JAW RUIMFVA9875 22217,8-UUUU--RUEBHQA fM ,.621J~BWG ENT AF'B COLO TO RUE9HQA/SECRETARV OF T~ AIR FORet: RUEBHQA/CSAF RL'WMFV ~/ADC RUEBBAA/AFSC RUWTFLA/29AIROIV RfCHAROS GEBAUR AFB MO UNClAS WGDCM-QB 12167 65. F"OR: SECRETARY OF" Tf Af (SAFOI) .-CSAF <AF'NtN>, NORAD CNOCC>, Ant CAOOCP) AND ADCIO-P>, 4609 ABIG.CWGOOM>. UFO. UN 'DENT fF lED FlY lNG OBJECT REPORT. REPORT FOLLOWS PARA 1,, AFR 2982~ A. (1) ROUND, EUT FLAT LIKE OYSTER. (2) SILVER DOLLAR CJ) SILVER WHEN SKY AS BACKGROUND, BLACK WHEN U ~!CLASSIFIED Pa.ga 1 'Jf ClOL!OS AS BACKGROUND. PAGE 2 PL /A9975 UNClAS B. C1> lOO~fNG OUT WINDOW C2 > 50 DEGREES <3> 49 DEGREES (4) STRAIGHT liNE <5> TO ~EST, BEHINE MOUHTAIMS Co) 10 SECONDS C. C1> G~O O VtSUAl E. NORTHEAST SIDE T'IION PAANITOU S?RtNGS, COLCRAOO. 1~ DEGREES 54 MINUTES WEST, 38 DEGREES 51 MINUTES, 30 .3T.t,FF h\~SSAGi: lJ.{ANCH SECONDS NORTH. r : (.1) F -f RSl.: I I JNESSt. MRS. ANITOU SPRINGS, COLORADO, HOUSEWIFE. PAGE 3 RUWMFVA9175 UNCLAS ~COND 'N tTNESS: ABOVE 1JTNESS, SAME ADDRESS. AGE 15, SISTER or Page lJ.of5 SJGNIFJCANT INVERSION (7) NO RECORDED WEATHER BALLOON RELEASES H. ROOEO SEASON WITH PARADES. MANY GAS FILLED TOY BALLONS BEING SOLD. SEVERAL OBSERVED FLOATING FREE IN PAGE If ~tJWMFVAe975 UNCLAS COLOR~OO SPRINGS AND MANtTOU SPRtNGS. K. CAPT OEHOFF, ASST BASE CPERATtONS OFFICR, PETERSON FIELD, COLORADOO. PREtiMtNARY ANALYSIS: WITNESSES INDICATrD OBJECT DRIFTED FROM EAST TO '!fEST, ~LOI ClOUDS ANOTHER CAll RECEIVED TWENTY MINUTES LATER FROM A liFE . . GUARO AT A LOCAL S'IUAUNG POOl LOCATED SEVERAl.:.-OBJECTs~-IN SX'f~ OR,FTJNG FROM EAST TO WEST WHEN IMlfVIDUAl WAS . i CALLED 2ACX ~OR Qlf:STJONJNG HE INDtCATED f- HAD OBTAI~D A P A JR OF B r NOCUlARS AND THAT THE OBJECTS WERE' OEFINIETELY TOY BALLOONS OF ASSORTED COlORS, SIZES AND SHAPES. A CHECK OF LOCAL ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, NORAO COC, SPADATS, FAA TOWERS ANO CENTER AND '~EATHER REVEALED NO FURTHER SIGNIFICANT INFORMATfON. IT IS 1\tr~T O f THE AI:< FORC~ S i/,Ff ,\\ESSAGE GKA~CH M OPINION OF THE INVESTIGATING OFFJCER THAT THE OBJECT lAS A GAS FILLED TOY BALLOON. -. t;~,~CtASSIFIED