PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DA'l'E TIMe GROUP 2. LOCATION Ci vilia."l 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 10. CONCLUSION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 10 lanutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Object appeared as a red light moving elo'ttly to the east. Appeared to be extremely high and looked 'like fireworks. Object was a balloon with i'lare attached. Balloon made from plactic material simi1iar to the material. used in making garment bags. The balUoon was held on a flat base with wire PSfJ Ground-Yisual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE fTD SE P 63 0329. (TOE) PreYloua ecUUona of thl foraa aaa,. be ued. Arvaca ,pollee captured an un- identified !lying . objeet Frida)" The bulky balloon, apparently placed in the air by pranksters earlier in the evenlna near Golden, occasioned more than 100 phone . calls t o The Rocky Mountain News 1 in add'!t:on to the deluge received 'by Jef!'!:'soll County and Arvada After floating ea.tward on a gentle breeze, emitting erra'!ic red glow, the balloon's flare b~'"Iled out and the con- trived UFO fell to the ground in a churchyard at w. 68th ave. and Carr st., where It was recovered by Arvada Patrolman Daniel Flrit slrhUD~ of the ob,Jed came to the Jeftenoa C01111&7 Sherlfr.s Deparmae' at 8:51 1 p.m. The flare bli.Dke4 out , abou' 9:95 p.m .. btiDPDI aclttea c:1lls from penona reportm. It looked like It haa exploded . Braclie7's reeovel')' .of the bal- lOQn was a 9:41 p.m. Officers said the balloon, which appeared to have been made of 1 plashc material similar to garment bags, measured about eight feet ; across. The balloon was held on a flat base with wire mesh. UFO slghtings have beeyt re- ported almost nightly f.or about a week 1n the Denver area, most !"originating in the Golden and l Lakewood areas. . !ASE OPI IONS 3415TH AIR BASE GROUP LOWRY TECHNICAL TRAINING CEN'rER (ATC) UNI S~ATES AIR FORCE LOt'lnt AI& J'ORCZ BAS41 ,0, COLORAJ)() BE?LY TO f! o A!rTN Oi ' liiQ SlmJE'.~:. Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO l When ,niC.entified flying objects (U~'O) are reported, the foll~wing info:rwaticn will be ~illed in or.d then forwarded in d~plicate immediately~to Center Oper- a.tio (.C.uri~ normal duty hours). Durinc off duty hours, t~s information will ba forwarded to the Staff Duty Of~icer. , ~ Object(s)s &o Description or the (2.) Size compared to a known object (use one oi' the f ollowing terms: Bead o! a pin, pea, dime, nickel, quarter, half dollar, silver dollar, base- ball, g:-apefruit, or basketball) held in the hand at about ari;l's len[;th~ (6) J.rlj disce!"ll!.bla features or details. ------.~ -------- size . (7) ~ail, trail, exhaust, including size of same Qompared to (a).. Sound. If heard, describe 20und. ~ (9) Other pertinent or unusual features. +-~ -------- b. Description of of Object(a)1. (l) \~t first called the attention of obaerver(A) ta the object(o)Y (2) A.~le or elevation and azimuth of tho object(s) v~en first (3) Angle or elevation and azimuth or objoct(s). upon~isappearnce Descri~tion oi flight path and maneuvers of obje~t(s). (5) Hou did tha c ct(s) disappaar? (Instantaneously to the No:-~'h, (6 Eo.i lo~g wa.s t::e object(s) (Be specifi~, 5 minutes, 1 er of Observa~i~n; (l) Use one or e:r:.:J combination of the following itemS:: Gro~d- (2) Sta.te!:lc::lt, as to o.ptical aids (telescopes, binoou1P.rs, and so forth) used ~d descri~tic~thereof - - (3) Ii' the sightinJ is made 11hilo airborne,. give type: o aircraft, identific c~ nur r, altitude, headinz, speed, and hone stat~ono d. -e d Date of Sighting~ (Uae on of the tollowins \erma~ Night, J.ooatioa of O'bowa-() 1atltu4e aftCl lon~'\Ml ot oh ob:Jel:-vor, aza4/or posrapbioal. \loDe A poaitioD with reference to a known landmark also abcul4 be gina in eleotrioal npor' alloh u B ot DeeviUo;"' S'& of :Blue "' ~graphioal erzora or sarb:l.DC"' ot,en result 1n electrically . t.r~mittecl mea making location plota: 4lff~oult or Smpoaa.ib~.. . . t. Idaatif71DI Information 011 Obaerter(a)a and estirrate of (2.) Kili , grade, organization, duty, and estimate of .,..... Win4rAlo.tt Conditione at 'lime and P of Sighting-a:. Obaerter(~) aeooUD' of (2) Rep art from ne.areat A11S. ~r U s. Weather Bureau Office or wind directio~ and ?9locit7 de and knots at surface. 6,ooo, lO,ooor, 16,0~0', \ in which looatedo 1r:A7 otta.r aoti..S.tr or. oon41tlon, teo'zolosioal., utronomical, whioh ld.rh' t for the aish\1111 . ~. 'Introeptlon or 14ent1f1oatloe ao\lon taken (euch action ma1 be te.Mn whenever feaai'ble, ooap~JaC with exiatiq Defe~e: 4irectivee). . 3 Loca~ ion, altitude, ud pneral direction ot flight or ezty air tra.t~io in the area at time of eigbtiDB . k. Poai t1on title Ul4 oouaenta ot the preparing officer t including his . prel -Of thl poeaible 8 Of the aiah\1Dg(8J l. Ex:1atenoe or pbTG.cal evidence, ~auch ..... , ala and pbotograpcs. Airdrome Ottioer