PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION . 1. OA TE TIME GROU? ii August 65 l2/0500Z Pueblo, Colorado 10. CONCLUSION Astro (STAR/PLANET) Civilian . i. Ni.IM8ER OF 03JECTS ~. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION ,. )) l-finut es Still there t . TYPE OF OBS:RVATION Grouni-Visnal SJ. Prl OTOS. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS F.ot:ni objeet like a ball flaS!~ red a.ni green ar.d -white. O!'le le.rge object ani t'Nl smal]e r objects moving around the larger ob.:}!ct. Object at 45 deg el.avation du.a s~th esti::ate distance 20 miles and a:ltitude .3,000 ft. Ooject mov~d. sl rl.y to . t':"le ~-/eat, SW. Visibla after '5) minutes ani still there. Investi.ga.ting official regards STAR a3 th-e most likel7 ~...la.natian. Directional positional data inoonsistardi. Obja ~:-~ chao "rl.cteristi. c o! a star tu t ape cifi c . object not deter'l!d ned. 9 . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Pl'vlo\.1 dlUona of thia f~PIIl may b uaecl : : . I~COMING .. ~lSSAGE DEF 1 ,fp '1\ENT OF THE AIR FORCE ST.t\FF MESSAGE BRANCH PAGE 3 RUWMFV A0338 UNCLAS AF IN: 3221 (14 Aug65) <1 > FULL MOON, NO CLOUDS c6 > TROP INV ERSI Ot~ : 2000 FT C 7 > DENVER AND PUEBLO APPROXIMATELY 0000 Iw:LJT. UrJClASSlFJED K. CAPT DOJAL1*~-DfUOFF, ASST BAS OPS OfFICER, PErERSOt~ ri.Et 0. . COLORADO. PRELlflliNARY ANALYSIS: PUEBI 0 TOW.ER INDICATED tHIS IS:DIV I DUAL 'tHi:lR OFFICE .SFJ/ERAL ~ TlHS ..CONCERNitlG OBJECTS - IN 1HE AKY; . AND LOCAL TOWERS~ AND LOCAL' LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCI~S REVEALED NO SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL DATA. bASED ON DATA AVAILABLE AND DESCRIPTION AND RATE OF OVEf'JENT OBJECT MOST LIKELY A BRIGHT STAR. BT l NOTE: ADV C'I TO on:: . J:-.ICOM.iNG ST /,FF f.\ [ S: AGC: ~UANCH ACTION : NIN-7 Zt:N/4600ABNG FOR: SECRETARY OF THE AF CSAFOI), CSAF <AFNIN>~ NORAO. ~ CN I NT), AOC CADOCP) ANO ( AOC t OP>, 46-ABIG CWGOOM). UFO. UNIOE~T!FtED FLYfNG OBJECT REPORT . FORMAT FOLLOWS A. (1) ROUND LIKE A BALL (2) SlZE Of A OU~RTER (J) ALTER~tATfNG RED, WHfTE AND GR~EN DEF. \R7 'AENT OF THE A IR FORCE Sf I ,FF 1\\ESSAGE BilANCH . (4) 1 LARGE 2 SMALL (5) 2 SMALL OBJECTS ~JOYED ABOUT'THELARGER PAGE 2 RL~FVA9299 UNCLAS B. (1) NOTICED MOVEMENT IN SXY (2) ABOUT 45 DEGREES ELEVATION, DUE SOUTH ESTIMATED ALTITUDE Or 3099 FEE~, RANGE 20 MilES {3) OBJECTS APPEARED TO ~40VE SLOWLY TO WEST, SOUTHWEST, AT ABOUT SAME ELEVATION. . . . . ~ALLER OBJECTS FOlLOWED, MOVING ALTERNATElY ClOSER, .. --THEN r ARTHE~ A'NAY. F'RCM LARGER OBJECT. C5) DID NOT DISAPPEAR (6) OBJECTS WERE STfll VISIBLE AFTER 39 MINUTES AT WHtCH TIME STOPPED OBSE~VtNG C. C1) GROUND VJ~UAl $T 1\n: MESSAGE BRANCH PAGE 3 ~UWMFVA0299 UNCLAS PUEBLO, COLO SOUTH CENTRAL PART Of iOW~lo 1~4 DEGREES, 38 ~-IINUiES.WEST, 38 DEGREES CCLOR..\00 ~ST U4ATE OF' REL I A3fl tTY, FA fR. r,, (1) VERY GOOO (CLEAR> (7) SE?ARATE PIBAL BALLOON RELEASES ~tTH LIGHTS AT PUELO. MUNf CIPAL AIRPORT A~JO FORT CAR SO" COLa~AOO H~ MANY ART flLERY F'LARES CA lR BURST AT ABOUT 2a00 FEET) WJiY PARACHUTES, t !?ED AT fORT CARSO~ 3ETWEEN PAGE 4 R~WMFVA0299 UNCLAS K. CAPT G.E. SMITH, AIRDROME OFFICER AND CA?T O$C, CEHOFF, ASST BASE OPS OFFICER, PETERSON FIELD CGLO. PREtl~fNARY ANNALYSJS: REltBAILtTY OF WJTENSS QU~STJCNABLE AS HE WAS NOT POStTIVE S~All OBJECTS WERE AN OPTICAL ILLUSION. CONTACT WfTH NORAO COC, SPAO~TS, . FAA CENTER AND O'NERS, LOCAL LA'N ENF'ORCE~ENT AGENCIES AND WEATHER PRODUCED NO SIGNtFrCANTLY LEADS OTHER THAN REPORTED ABOVE. NEGATIVE REPORTS FROM.ABOVE AGENCtES, PRACTICALLY EllMfNATE POSSIB.Il ITY OF OBJECT BEING A SAT L!TE, OR O~r.AYtNG SATELLITE OR DEBRIS ~.!c:TEOR OF' e~IUSUAL WEATHER PEENOMENA. WE A THE~ PE~SONNEL AT FOR CARSON INOtCATEO GENERAL EINO OtRECTtON ALONG .'0UNT ~IN R. GE W.~S NNCRT!-iWESTERL 'f ANO HID t CATEO T~ IR WEA-rHER BALt_ONS ANO ART lllRV flARES OR tFiEO ! N TH.\T ~EN~R~l :ii~ECTION. THIS ELIMIN,TES POSSIBILITY OF OBJECTS COM tNG F'ROM THAT SOURCE~ !~1 NO ATA NOT A.V~ llABLE FROM PUEBLO HCWEVER PATTERN fN GENERAl SHOULD-AGREE WITH THAT or ~aLORAOO SPRINGS. THE WINOS AT COLORADO SPRtNGS ?AGE 5 RUWMFVA0299 UNCLAS DO NOT S~tFT AROUNO TO A DIR~CTION THAT WOULD CAUSE A PIBAL iO OEIIrT SOUTHWEST U,'fill 20000 FEET, HC'NVER THJS C~ES NOi CO~RELATE WITH POSITION ANO ESTIMATED ALTITUDE ,AND S~EE~ or REPORTED 03JE CT, COLORADO .SPR I N~S GENER.~L . AR HAS ~XPERIENCEO SEVERAL VERY CLEAR NIGHTS RECENTLY . DURING WHICH STARS WERE UNUSUALLY BRfGHT. Jj: rs ?OSSI!I.E . . OBJECT SJGHTEO WAS A STAR, AS DIRECTION AND RATE CF MOVEMENT WOULD SUBSTAANTtATE THIS, HOWEVER INFORMATION AVAILABLE TOO ~EAGER TO ARRIVE AT A FIRM CONCLUSION~ NO : V CY DELI'!ERRD-TO DIA. PROJECT 10073 RECORD ;. DATE TIME GIIOUft 2. LOCATION Pueblo Colorado 3. i,1URCE 10. CONCLUSION Aatro (ARCTURUS) aharacteriatic ~ Aetro Body report,. ARCTURUS in the 5. LENGTH 011 ATION 11. a111111 SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 2) lflnute st411 t 6. TYP! 011 OBIIRYA TION G!OUDi -Visual 9. PHYSICAL EYIDINCI FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Botam ...U light colc:r lib aD1 blue No det1n1te ~&ttem to blink1rw. Object on HI holimn.mov111J NB. t tell wbether llght waa going up or Inversl.cm at 52 000 tt. Evaluated aa STAR by 1 eporting offi . ARCTURUS on hori~n in Nil at 'd118 of repoft. lsa ...Utaa el tllr&a fu -~ M IIIII ...... D~F,\R7 ~\ENi ST I ,FF MESSAGE BRANCH RUEBHQ AI CSAF RUEBBAAI AFSCi RUVTFLA/29All: R-IClfARDS ZE.W 4600 Astl NARBLE SIZE RI DO ISH BROWN/ BLUE DEF \R? ~ENT OF JHE Al~ FO~CE Sr/,f.F MESSAGE BRANCH . PAGE 2 RUWMFVA0338 UNCLAS AF IN: 3221 (14 Aug 65) (6) JUST BLINKING-LIGHT. SLINKING WAS NOT IN A DEFINITE PATTERN OR SEQUENCE~ (1> BRIGHT LIGHt C2) NORTHWEST OF PUEBLO NEAR THE HORIZON <3> COULDN'T TELL WHETHER LIGHT WAS COING UP OR ACROSS SKY <4> lt1 ()I ING NORTHEAST (5) COOLD STILL BE SEEN AT Til~E OF REPORT <6 > 28 MINUTES Cl> GR VISUAL U~lCU\SSIFIED COL(); ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY, POOR.