1. OA lE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION t. NUMAER C F ~SJECTS De3cription o:t li~t-and flig~ in accord with this evaluation. ~ LENGTH CF OBSERVATION 11. 5RIEF SUMM.\RY AND ANALYSIS ! . lYPE OF OSSERVATtOH Gro u.."li-Visual ~. F~J ros 9 . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) U?O report from thre teenage girls. Hou.."li cigar shaped, sd. lil'h:!.t e. Object appeaxed to give off ray cr light.. Object in ,t.J~ at various estlll'&ted elevations from 45-00 deg. Flight " t, . over the horizon to the SE a'W&y fro.rn. observers. Disappeared behizxl the mountains. Tins estinated at from 5-10 L1jnut~a . in sky. .Appeared verr large. Direction ard duration con::~istant with Satellitei ho.tfe"Jer th :-~.:>rtad brightness l-ft:>uJd terxi to eljtrlnate this as the recst p:'.)ba.ble cause. A/C w.!. t..h 1 andi.ng light l!.ore 1-;..kaly UNCLASSIFI-ED DfP.\RTMfNT OF TH AIR FORCE ST~FF MUS.AGf BRANCH INCOMING MUSAGE A 0TIO)I NIN-7 ~8 C~! RTTU JAW RL .... F'1Ae2'T5 ~Z12359UUuu--RL'E:aHQA ~ rt6Ml3WG E~T ArB COlO TO ~L'E~A/SECRETARY OF THE A tR FORCE RUE !'SA A/ AF SC Rt'WTFLA/29AIRDIY RICHARDS Gr:a4tff Af! MO ZEN/-\~ABJfG ENT AF'B COlO UNctAS WGOCII-<J! 02165 AUG 65. FOR: SECR!T4~Y OF THE AF (S~FOI), CS~F <AFNtN>, NORAO CNOCC>, AOC CAOOCP> ANO <ADCIO.P>, -698 ABIG <WGDCM>. UFO. UNICENTIFfED FlYING OEUECT REPORT. UFO SIGHTED BY G OF THREE TEENAGE GIRlS. TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES ~L;AOST IOENT tC.\l ANO L tSTED AS S1Gi't.E RESPONSE U~SS OT:1ERRWtS[ NOTED. r:ORMAT fOLLOWS PAR 1\, AFR 20&-2. A. (1) ROUND, CIGAR SHAPED . UNCLASSJFitD ..... DPARTMHT Of THE AIR FORCE STAFF MUSAGE BRANCH . INCOMING MESSAGE (2) ~:PORTS VARtEO FROM SIZE OF BA~ET~llTO VEH tCLE T tit! PAGE 2 ?.rJWMFVA8275 UNClAS CJ) srtVER WHITE (7) APP~ARED TO GIVE OFF RAY OF l1GHT B. C1) NOTfCED OBJECT WHttE STANOING OUTSJOE TALKtNG (2) REPORTS VARtED FROM -5 TO 61 DEGREES ElEVATION. OBSERVED IN A SOUTHEASTERLY OIRECTION . C3> .~30t'T ~ DEGREES (4) STRtSHT LINE, FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST AT A Sl. I GHT "NGlE A'IIAV FR<W OBSERVERS (5) DISAPPEARED EEHJNE MOUNTAINS (6) REPORTS VARIED F~OM 5 TO 19 MINUTES C. C1> NONE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAfF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE PAGE 3 ~t: VAa275 UNCtAS E. T;VO ~!LS EAST OF FORT CA~SOH, COLORAOO. 1aa. OEGREES, ~4 :.At\IUiE! '!fEST, J8 OEGRE:ES, ~5 MtMUTES NORTH. r. C1> Ff~ST WfTNESS: AGE 1~, STREET, COLO S S, CGLO~ SCHOOL GIRt. SECONO WfTNESS: AGE 1~, r;QtO SPGS, COlO. SCHOOl GIRt. TH1RD WITHf:SS: , COLO SPGS~ COlO. SCHOOL GtRl. ESTIMATE OF P.EtiABtltTY OF Alt.: TMitEE WITNESSES: ~COD. (J) CLEAR-15 MilES VtStBtltTY PAGE ' ?.~'WM,YA9275 UNClAS DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFf MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MUSAGE K. CAPT OONAl DEHOFF ASST BASE OPS CFFICER, PETERSON FLO, COlO. PREl fMIN~RY ANAlYSIS: l,,rr~ss PI'OtC~TEO OBJECT VERY HIGH IN SKY YET APPARED ~JtTE lARGE. 'EATMER AT TIME W~S ctAR AT REPORTING ST~Tfmt HCIEVER SeNE ClOUDS 0 ISTEO AlONG EDGE OF MOUNTAINS, ALT ITUOE ANO COVERAGE UfftafOIN. T~ FotlOWJN; AGENCIES CONTACTED WITH :NO SfGNfFICATN OEVElOPMEHTSz NORAD, SPAOATS, FAA CENTER Vr!~THER, T , AND lOCAl LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES . A . lACK OF ADDtTrONAl SIGHTfNGS OR SUBSTA~UATING FINDINGS FROM LISTED AGENCIES NECESSITATES THIS SIGHTING BE PtACEO IN ThE UNKNO'IN CATEGORY. HOWEVER AGENCIES CO~T.~CTED PnACCTICAlLY ELIMINATE OBJECT BEING AN AIRCRAFT ORBITAL SATELITE DECAYING ORBITAl SATElliTE, -~-.... ~ .. -#-~- .. --.... OR OEBfttS OR UNUSUAl WEATHER PHENOMENA. ALSO OBJECT 3 D3 S<.;RI BED DOES NOT RESSEMBLE A NETEOR . ET ~!OTE: .~ DV CY T O XOPX