.-.over inc L .: .L: '.' ~CHNICAL AI R TRAI~:I::G C!!:~TSR ( ATC) r~IITED ~TATSS Aii1 FORCE :.:J .. 'R: AIR I'ORCE SASE , 80230 J Colo r ado h.TTN Or': StffiJ~T: Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) Hhc:l unidentified flying objects (UFO) are reported, the follo~zing infonnation will be filled in and ~hen forwarded immediately to Plans/Program attention Description of the Object(s): (1) Shape. Two objects sighted. Both described as conical in shape;appearing as a multi-storied building with a curved domed s~ped bottom. (2) Size compared to a knm.zn object (use one of the follo,-:ing tenns: E~ad of~pin, pea, dime, nick~l, quarter, half dollar, silver dollar,~baseball, grapefruit, or basketball) held in the hand at about arm's length. Color. Both objects-bluish misty & hazy One ~ighted 18 Dec -66 at '{PN1 L ..1 Number. Two. One sighted 22 ])e.c 66 at lll'11 L ../ Fonmation, if more than one (6) Any discrenible features or details. Dim outline appeared to be quite huge. (7) Tail, trail, or.exhaust, including size or same compared to size o! object(s). When objects asoendai a . misty white haze appear9d to surround the domed area on the bottom. r.r heard, descr:i. be sound. ~9~ Other pertineut or unllsual features Blus lights a.PI*lred on the bottom b. Description of course of Object(s): (1) Wnat first called the attention of observer(G) to the objoct(s)? lst Object sighted while driving on highway six miles south of Elizabeth, Colo. 2p.d " u by son in backyard of home in Elizabeth, Colo. (2) Angle or elevation and azimuth of the objec .. "(s) w~1en first observed. Hovering due west from sighting approximately two or three thousand feat above the ground. (3) Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s) upon disappear&nce. Objects ascendeddstraight up until out of sight. (4) Descriptio~or flight path.andmaneuvers ,of object(s). Objects appe.ared to descend and than rapidly ascend . ( 5) H~n.z cld the object( s) disappear? (Instantaneously to the north, etc.) rto~ long was the object(s) visible. - (Be specific, 5 minutes, l hour, etc) objeot was visible .15 min. . . object was visible 3-4 min c. H~nner of Observation: (1)-Use one or any combination of the follo~ving items: Ground-visual, ground -electronic, air electronic. ( If electronic, specify type of radar.) Ground-Visua.l .(2) Statement as to and description thereof optical.aids (telescopes, binoculars, and so forth.) (3) If the sighting is made Hhile airboi"ne, giva type or ai:rcraf't, identification nwnber, altitud~, heading, speed, a..11d home station 1st object- 2nd ubject- (1) Zulu time-date-group of sighting. ' (2) Light condition3. ( n;)c on of the follo~o~i.nJ to n:;; !Ii~ht, d ay, c. Location of Observ0r(o). F.x:r.1ct latitude ru1d l ongit ude of each ob!;erver, and/o:r gcogra~)hical position. A position \-Tith .reference t o a knoHn lanc1;n~rk also should be given in elec-t,ricalrepor:tn, such as 2mi N of .. Deeville; Svl ot Blue Lakc't. Typographical. errors or "garbling" often results ~n electrically transmitted messages, making location plots difficult or impossible. lat ~bjGot-6 mi eo o Eliz~bgth, Colo. 2nd oqjeot-a. t ~:lome .. in Ei~zabet~,. colo. I 5 f. Identifying Information on Observer(s): (1) Civilian -Na~e, age, mail reliability . Mrs occtr;Ja ~. on, .an e s uuna"'e o .... Elizabeth, Colo~ ~ duty, and estimate of (2) Military -Na , grade, organization, reliability. NjA. g. \leather and winds --Aloft conditions at time and pln.ce of sightings: Clear, no cloud cover (1) Observer(s) account of ueather conditions. Clear as a bell. No wimd, no clouds. (2) Report from nearast 1UvS or U.s. Weather Bureau Office of 'tlind ciection and velocity indegrees and knots at surface, 6,000 if available. 18 Dec 66/ wind at 220 true.no 22 Dec 66 wind at 180 true at 2 Kts (3) Ceiling. 18 D~c 66/ High sc~ttared-22 Dec 66 4000 scattered. Visibility.l8 Dec 66/60 mi. ~o~tof cloudcowr._l_8_D_a_c~6_6~/-3~ (6) Thunderstonns in area c[d quadrant in 'Hhich located. Both dates-none h . r ... r:y other unusual activity or condition, metco!'"ologi c al., or other.~se, wnich might accoun~ for the sighting. ~strcn0m.ical i. Interception of identification action taken (sach action may be taken \thencver feasible, complying with existing Air Defense directives). j. Locat.ion, traf!ic in the approximate altitude, and area ,t time or sighting genera~ direction ~r nigh~ .o :J.nY k. Position title and comments of the preparing officer, prelimina~ analysis of the possible cause of the sighting(s) E,D;JARD E VIGE,~ ,MAJ, USAF inclu.ding his l. Existence of. physical evidence, such as materials &~d photographs. One drawing prepared b.1 12 year old bo.y. ltf llb'-/t?t6