Longmont Colorado — October 1966

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PROJeCT : JG73 RECORD ! l. ~fl. ,I T IN-i GROUP 2. LOCATIO~ i. NlJHPCR OF OBJECTS !1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Tl'P!; OF OASERVATION 1 i ~u :ll Bx 9. P tt OTOS ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS Pro v1ouo odlllono o f lhlo forro m y bo u o ol. JTD ( TDErR) 'i{f . Wright-Patterson ~rl 7 November 1966 Longmont, Colorado 80501 Rererence your unidentified observation o~ 26 October 1966. The 1nfoli1Btion which we have received is not sufficient for evaluation. Request you complete the attached F*l'D Fo rm 164 and return i t 1n the envelope provided. We vish to thank you f o r repoxting your observo. tion to the Air Force . Sincerely, WA-TOR QUINTANIUJ\ Major, USAF .hief, Projec t Bl ue Book ~NCLASSIFIED DINITMIHf Of lHl All fORa STAll MESSAGI 11AJKH ACTION : RDC- 4 INFO : XOP- 1, XOPX-2, SAFOS- 3, NIN-7, DIA- l (19) ADV CY DIA PrTU JAW RU,I}MFVA627 3042329-UUUU--RUEDHQA. FM 4 ~eABNG nrr AFB <X>LO TO RLDHQA/OSAF WASH DC RtDHQA/CSAF RlEDF L;-/FTD WPAFB OHIO RtliJTFLA/leAF R ICHARDS-GEBALR AFB MO ZE N/CINCOOR PD FOR : OSAF { SAF -o I>; CS~F <AFROC); FTO <TOETR) ; t:OR PO <N INi); tDC (p!)()CP) AND <ADCIO-P>. UFO. UN I DENT IF !EO Fl..YHXJ OBJECT REPOFH. FORMAT FOLLO\JS PARA II, AFR 80017. <3 > RED, GREEN, P,MBER. UNCLASSIFIED Pfl~ 2 R U.t.IMFV A 0@ 7 UNCLAS B. < D UNX. (2) 45 DEffiEES ABOVE H:>R IZON. (4) APPEflHED SfATIONA.qy liNCWSIFIED DEPAitTMEHT Of lHI All fORa STAff MFSSACI BV.HOf C. (!) GROUID-VISUPL. A[~SO~t\E. C3) BOEII\G 720; UNITED 7177; FLT 390; 260 MAGNETIC, 375 TAS, SfPA..ETON AIRPORT, DENVER, COLORt,DO. (2) NIGiff E. G.ROU~D-VISUAL: LONGMONT, CX>LO. AIRBORNE: se EASf Or DE t\VER , COLO AFHO JANU 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED F . < D CA) ffiOU~-VI LO~&'VlONT, COLORPDO. GOOD UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMOO Of M All FOICI STAn NFSSAGI IUJKH ttKCMING MESSAGI CB) GHOU~ - V ISU/'11.: MR TODD, WATCH SUPERVISJR, DENVER PAGE 3 R UJJMFV A 062 7 UNCLAS Fl. IGHf Cl: NrER. G009. AIRBORt\'E: PILOT. UNK. G. CD CLEAH. FIFTEEN PLUS. (4) FIFTEEN PLUS. < 7) 2 . 64 DEG.~EES C/ te00 FT 8011 S!..RFACl: TO 3eeee FT. I. r1ADE C~CKS \I!ITH LOC/'11. AGE~CIES AND NO OTHER INFORMATION \&.'AS /'IVA IL.OBLE. J. Not~'E. K. BpS OPERATIONS OFFICE:i, PETERSON FIELD, COLORADO, CAPT .TAHES W. ELLSTROH. NO SATELLITE INFOTh~TION AVAILABLE TO EXPLAIN SlG!ITit.:C. UtdCLASSI flED 23 January 1967 UFO Observation, Celorado 80501 Reference your completed FTD Form 164 ~ich wa a recei ved recently by our office. On the initia l report from Ent Air Force Base, t hee date of the sighting was list ed as 26 October 1966. In t he com- pl~ted form the date of the sighting was given a s 6 October 1966. A short note giving the correct date will be appreciated . Sincerely, HECTOR QJINTA1fii,T A lwbjor, USAF Project Blue Book 8. IF you sow tho ob1ect o l NIGiil', what did yov nottce concerning the STARS and MOON? 8.1 Sl Ak~ (C.,c/e One): 8.2 MOON (Cerc/o One): Bri~t moonlaght b. Dull moonli~ht _ .---~ c. (Man_y': d. Don't remember d. Don't remember - 9. What ... ere t n e .,.,oother c ondetiooa ot the time you sow the objeC't? CLOUDS !Cm:/e One): a.(Cienr si;y) c . Scotter .. d chx.Js d. Thrd H he\l' Y c i\)U1h WEATHER (Circle One): h. fog, mtst, or le~t rolrt c . Moderate or hoowy rain e. Don't remember 10. The objt~ct appeared: ( Circle One ). b. Trontpoee nt Don' t rernemb.r 11. If it appeared oa a light, woa it br ighter than the brightest atora? (Circle Ono ): a . <i!i~ c. About the same b. Demmer d. Don't know 11.1 Compare btlghtn .. s to some common oblec:t: 12. The e doe of th objc:t were: f(., ,. lo ,,.e ) a . Funy 01 blurred b. Li~e a bri~t atar ' ~;,;fy ovttLn;d.:J d. Don't remember 13. Dtd th e ob1ct. (Circle One fOf oach que~tlon) Appea r to s tand atilt a t any time? Don't ~now b. Suddenly ,~ed up and rush away ot any t ime? Yes Don't know Break up tnto parts Of explode? Don't !<now Geve oH smoke? Don't lcnow Change btig,tneu? No Don't "now Don't knuw Don't lmow (Yes,.... No Don't know f. Change 1hape? fla sk or flic:~er? g. h. Daappeor and reap~or? U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl. IHFORMATIOI~ Thia questionnaire has been prepared 10 that you can yive the U.S. Air Forc e as much information os p ouible concornlng the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hnvu ol11erveti. Plea try to answer as many question as you possibly con. The information that y<.:u wiv e will be u1ed for re1eorch purposes. Your nome will not be used In conne c.tion with any st~terr.eni:), conclusions, or publications without yc.ur permiuion. We request this personal lnformotion ~c that if it is doomed neceuary, we may contact you for further details. 1. When did you 1ee th e object? 3. T ime Zone: (Circle One): o, Eastern b. Central c. Mountain d. Pacific (Circlfl Jne): o. ~i~ht~p_:~ b. Sto.,dard 4. Where were you when you sow the object? Neoreat Poatol Addr .. City or T o ... n S. How long was object in sight? ( Totol D urot lon) o. Certain 5.1 How wos t ime In s ight determined? 5.2 Wo1 objec t In s ight contlnuou1ly? 6. What was the condit ion of the 1 ky? c. Not very s ure d . Just a guess b. C loudy 7. IF you aaw the object during DAYLIGHT, wher~t was the SUN located as yo1.1 loc.k~J a: th e o'.:t6::t7 (Circle One): o, In front of you b. In bock of you c. To your rig,t d. To your left e, Overheod f. Don't remember FTD OCT 62 164 Thla f~tn aupand I'TD 164, J u l 61, whleh Ia oba')lete. ' 20. Do you t~ink you con estimate the speed of the o b je ct? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then whot speed would you estin.ote'( -------.. - 21. Do you think you can utimote how far away from y ou th" o b je c t was? (C irclo One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? iO j.l., \-_.> \ \ 22. Where were you located when you aow the obfect? (Circle One): o . Inside a building b. In a cor c. <Q_utdoor~ d. In an a irplane (type) e . At sea 23. Were you ( Circlo One) a. in the business section o f o ctty? b. !!.W} re.sicleJttial S\!ct;c., , vi o city? C.\.!_rt_ o pan country ido? l d. Nl)or on airf ield ? e. Flying over a city? f. Fly; n{; over open country? 2.4. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at th o ttme, thef' c omplete tho followit.g que:stions : 24.1 What direction were you fnOving? (Circle One) c. East e. South b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northws t 2.4.2 How fast were y ou moving? _.miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at t ho obj e ct? (Circ:le One) 25. O ld you observe the obict throu gh ony of the following? a. Eyeglouea Yes e. Binoculars b. Sun glosus Yea Windshield g. Theodolite Ye a No Window glo u 26. In order thot you eon g ive 0 1 clear a picture aa possible of whot you s ow, doscribo in your own wordt o co."mcn obje c t or obje cts which, whn plocd up In th e sky, would g ive tho some appeoro nco aa th e o bjet which ) "OU S O\H Did the object d isappear while you were. totc hing tt? II so, how? 15. Did the object move behind someth1r19 o t any time, particularly a cloud'? (C irclo Ontt 1: Yes Don't Know. IF you .:msweret.l Y[~,, l hfln tctll Vihot it moved behind : 16. Did tho obiet move in front of ~Qmethlng at any t1me, pnrticulorly a cloud? (Circle One): D-.n't Know. IF you onswereo YES. t . ,,11 w i'Jt 17. Tell in a few words the following thing' about t he obja:ct: a. Sound i0C:.:. 18. We w ish to know tho angular size. Hold a match sti~:k at orm ' s length in linu with o known "blo ; t on~ 1:-:~ .... ,. much of the object is covered by the head of th e match. If you hod petrfor mod this experiment a t thft ti.1 ... i .: e s ighting, how much of t h e ob;ect would hove been covered by the match head? .' ,u,", -\ '\'-'-' .. \= ! 19. Draw o pLcture that will show the ,hope of the object or objects. Lobel and inc lude in y vvt sketch any detaila of the object t hat you sow such oa wings, protrusions, etc., ond eapeciolly exhaust trails or vapor trai l a. Place on arrow beside t h e drawing to show the direc.tion the object was moving. 30. Hove you ever aten this, 01 a aimilor object bef01e. If so giv dote or dattl and location. 31. Wos anyone else with you at t+.e time you saw the object? (Circle One) 31.1 IF you anawered YES, did they sot the object too? (Circle One) 31.2 Please list their names end oddruses: ,1\-{ \-\\\\\CQ. 32. Please g ive the following lnfmotlon about yourself: TELEPHONE NUMBER tndlcat ony additional lnfOt~tlon o\x,ut yourulf, Including any apeclol experience, which might be P'trtlnnr . 33. Wh,n and to whom did you ropert thaJ you hod aeen th object? - In the. following ~etch, lmotlrte that you ore at the point 1hown. Plac on ''J.." on ,.._, r.urv: lane. to ahow ho,. high the ot,lect woe above the horizon (lcyllne) when yw llrst 1ow lt. Ploc., o "B" on the ~me c:ur..-ed line Sc ahow how high the object was obove the horizon (akyllne} when you lost !tuw il. Ploce .1n ' 'A' on the compost when you 1/rJt aaw lt. Place o "8" on the ~ompan where you lcut aow rt.e oh1~et. Draw a picture that will 1how the motion that the object or objects modo. Ploce on "A ' ar rhe bealnui.1A ot ,;,, path, o "8" ot the end of the path, and show any chang In direction during the ~.:luru. 29. IF there woa MORE THAN ONE obj~ct, then how many were there?---- - - ------- Orow o picture of how thty were arranged, ond put on arrow to show rho d iracreon thot thttt wartt trovulin:~ 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: ' 35. Information which yOY feel pertinent and which Ia not adequately covered In the apeclflc polnta of th quntlonnalre or a narrative explanation of your sighting. \\\ -l..J.' \ C L \: ,., , , ,-'-'~ , , " , l.!.