PROJECT 10073 ~ECORD 1. OA TE T IME GROUP 2 Oct ober 66 02/10002 Col o rucio Springs , Colorado (1 vfitnass) 3. SOIIRCE 10. CONCLUSION Civilian INSUFFICIDJT DATA r 0:1 i::V/,WATI ON 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS s. LENc;TH OP OISiiRVATIOH 11. BRI.I' 'UMMAAV ANO AHAI.Y$11 t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grourd-Visual 7. C OURSE 8 . PHOTOS ? . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observer noted a \.nita-very bright obj ect that was round in shape and ap:;eared to have things shooting from it. Object walt still in vie w W'len tho observer went back to bed. The white object wa s visible for nearly one hour. Investigating officers coT11T'.en t s was that there at t h e time o f the sighting that wa s v isible. was a full moon RESF.RVEO FOR COMT>IUNICA 1"101'1 CENTER JOINT MESSAGEFORM SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED aOOK MUl. Tl SINGL. E PRECEOENCE 4600ABWG ENT AFB COLO OSAF W.l\ SH OC FTD WP.1.FB OHIO lOAF RICHARDS-GEB/tUR .\FB MO CINCNORAD ( MESSENGER) iLDC (MESSENGER) UNCL\.S WGOOT-B 02292 Oc t 66 OSAF (SAF-OI); CSh F {AFRDC); FT~ (TDETR)) NOU1\ D (NINT); ADC (ADOCP) and ( ADCIO-P). UFO. Unidentified Flying Object Report. Format f ollows para 11, AFR 80-17. A. (1) Mushroom. (2) Basketba.ll. (3) Silver- gr ay. (6) Glowing brilliant white light. (7) Not noti c ed. 9f'"ECIAL INSTRUCTIONS DISTRIBUTION': '"Ac;ca 'l TYPI!C. NAioll!: AND TITL-E PHONE J JiMES ' f ELLSTROM, Capt, US . F sst Base Opcr~tions Officer SCCURITY CLA$61FIC AT IO N UNCLtlSSIFIED REGRADING W!iTRUCTIONS .~ "PL.ACFO eDITION OF I lloiAY !18 WHICH MAY 8 U&E O . llfl r c, UUCL t,,_,n < Ii..D 1 r <:c. rot uc r. L~Lkcd l~ke p~r~chutc. B. (1) Just l0ok e d rut. ( 2 ) 10 decrees u p . (.:$) Dis~l't>''~.l'(.:d b ehin d mvun'L:. i n . Cheycnn~ fi'-unt<,in ~nd .':"ike~ Pc.~k. (!i) Dchind mount:-. in. c. (J) Gr~.und visu:J..l. {2 ) Dinuculr.rs 7XGO. r . 2909 Illinuis ~t., Colorado ~prings, Co l o . lo. Tielinbility: CONTROL NO TORI) 00 PA(.>C N O OF ME~:;;AGC 11>1' NTIFICA TION liNariA~ Rl.GI"'ACING 11\!~.1 RliCi ION S SCCURITY CLh'"'~ I FICA TION Rrl't.ACI"' Lro01~; N Of' 1 IAAY ~:; WHICH MAY U L Vt>CO Fifteen plus. (7) Low- l e v e l invc~rsiun <:.t 6 , 976 ft l.I~;,L. H. Moon sc t lt}. 0~466. I . Cc l o raa0 Sp1ings lice: partmcnt rcr~rt~d brigh~ light o bserved e r.st o f 1.'cb c r ~trcct .J . None. K. C~pt J~mes : llstr om, sst B~sc 0pcr~t i~ns ~ffJ.ccr, Pctcrsv n Field. Cul~r:_do. No rcm:1.1ks by the ~Jn D Jvaio r Cou trolle r lc~vc sit;hting uuexpl:linnlJlc ..:. t ~his time . CONTROL NO TORtTOD IAGC N O OF 1\C:SSAGE IDENTIFICATION INITIAL S NO. PAGE S REGRADING INS1 f; L'C1 IONS SECURITY CLASSII"'ICA TION ~ri'L.ACI.I> COlT l Ot. Of" I MAY '5 \'\ I"ICH ~lAY OC IJSCO, PROJECT 10073 RECORD 11 .) I. TCO :TIM F. GROUP -2. LOCATION 4 October 66 05/0JJ< Z Color o Sprifles, Colorado (1 Hitness) 10. CONCLUSION Sate) lite (ECriO II) ~ 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ECHO Ilwas ove r the a rea (107H- 40N) at 0318Z on a NXZ headw. S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BAli' SUMMARY ANO AHAI.YSII 5 J.linutes t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-VISUAL (TX) 7. COURSE Observer noted a o val shaped object move slow at t.i.JDes, thEn f aster finally droppi.."lti belo.o~ the horizon. Wnen the object wa s moving sloh' it appeared to be red, and W1En it was moving faster it was more of a \.hit e . The wi. tness was using a 2;DX tele soo pe W1 il.e vie ;d.'\~ the object. 8 . PtiOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIOENCE Description is con!; b i:.Ct\ t. v.'i. U1 that of a sat ellit.e sighting. ECHO II which was prtssing over the are a would have been visible until about OJLIJZ. UNCWSIFIED DIP~ Of M All FOICI ACTION: RDC-4 INFO : XOP- 1 , XOPX-, SAFO SV.B A179RTTU JAW RUW'IFVA3014 2~91732-UUUU--RIJECHr,:A. z r~R uuuuu FM 4600AB"G ENT AF6 COLC TO RUEOH~W OSAF WASH OC RUC:OHQW CSAF ZEN/ C I NCNOOAO RUEOTAAI AFSC RU'A'TFLA/10AF R IChAROS GEBAUR AFB 'C UNCL.\S WGOOT-B 022P.5 CCT ~6. Fffi OSAF CSAFOI); CS~r (AF'.I )~ CI\ Ca':CRAG< 'I~.T>; .AOC <ADOCP> A'.D (.!.OCIQ- Ar~C <flL'). ~FC. LI~IDE\TIFitD FlYING OBJECT REPCRT. tffi' AT rCLLO'f;S P.ARA 14, AFR 2 -2. <J> REO TC tHITE. < lL > c. JE AFHO .lA" O-:J09C UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSIFIED 01 n11 All rOICI G. < 1) CLEAR PAGE 3 RU'N\IFVA3014 UNCLAS <4) F IFTEEN PLUS. A JISAELE U~liL ~345Z. K. CAPT JAMES W tlLSTRO..', ASST &.1\SL CPERATI O.S OFFICER, PETERSON FIELD, CCLCRACC. PRELI'.'I 'ARY A~.J~LYSIS: St.E UNCL\SSJFIED UNCWSIFIED Of lMI All FOICI PAGE 2 RU'.\!.~FVA3914 U CLAS B. (1 ) JUST LOCI(ED UP 1;-..1c TrE S!O A'~G SA\1. IT. <3> DROPPED 5EL O/. H.:RIZC'.. (4) SLO'A' V.H.N R~G; ~AST 'A~t.~\ V~ll:. (5 ) DRGPPt:G BELG't'. h:.l\ IZC\ . E. f\CRTHEAST COL8RACC SPRI'\G~, CCLC. CCLC~ STUDt., T; Sh'Ct.\ 1 ASTRC\JCI'E.R. R~Li4e::_ITY, UNClASSIFIED PROJECT 10J7~ ?ECORD 1. ~A";F. TIWE GROUf 2. LOCATION . 3. :;C)tJr.CI: 1. NliHI:'CR OF OBJECTS !1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION f>. TtPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual (BX) ~. PtiOTOS ?. NtYSICAL EVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION (other) I NSUrFJi; J: . D \':'A i<"'OR EVLUATIOJH 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AIO ANALY!IS P,..loue ediUone ot IJ\Ie fonD -y be ueed, FrO (TDETR) ~Tigh~-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 16 Nover:tber 1966 Coloredo Springs, Colorado 80912 Refereuce your uniden~ified observation of 18 October vhich you reported to E:1t t..F. The i .nf'orm.etion "1hich ve hove rece ived is not sufficient for eveluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and rett:.rn it in the envelope proVided. We wish ~o thc.nk you for reporting you.r observation to the Air Sincerely, '1ff~TOR QUINTMULLA, Jr, l'.aj or, USAF Chief, Project Blue Book