Fairplay Colorado — April 1967

Category: 1967  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1967-04-7470819-Fairplay-Colorado.pdf
Keywords: electronic, observer, ii1ljf, liclicoptcr, lminutcs, ear0d, slffij, inanediatel, llescription, laemrl, specit, fullowl, onditijns, cloudcover, circujar, ofapin, intercaption, rbling, illlt, wrlich, discrenible, dieappear, wind3, stated, deeville
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TIME GROUP ~ii1lJf!CE NUMB( R OF OBJECTS CONCLUSION ( liclicoptcr) LENGTH OF OBSERVATION lminutcs 30 seconds TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grot.L.'1d-Vi aual None Stated PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer stated ~hat ~he and circuJar-li~:e 2.. Ci....-p. The ooservers stated tr~t f-TD SL:P 63 0-329 {TOE) Prevloua dltlona of thh lorm may be u .. d. ob~ec~ ~,?ear0d to have la CQ. ' L .\~RY' ~CHNICAL AtR TRAINING CENT~R ( ATC) UNITED STAT'!S A m FORCE LOWRY AIR FORCE BASE , 80230, Colorado ATTN OFa XPCP SlffiJ~T: Unidentified Flying Objects {UFO) When unidentified flying objects (UFO) are reported, the following infor.mation will be filled in and then forwarded inanediatel;y to Plans/Program attention a. Description ot the Object(s): (1) Shape. {2) Size compared to a known object (use one of the following terms: Head ofapin pea, dime, nickel, quarter, half dollar, silver dollar, baseball, grapefruit, or basketball) held in the hand at about ann's length. Formation, it more than one Any discrenible features or details (7) Tail, l, or exhaust, including size ot same compared to size of object(s). (8) Sound. It heard, describe sound. (9) Ot;ler pertinent or unt;.SUal .features . .. b. .Llescription ot course ot Object(a) s (1) What first called the attention or observer(s) to the object(a)? (2) Angle or elevation and azimuth or when first (3) Angle or elevation and azimuth of object(s) upon disappearance. bebd .. bebW Vee u... to h..-lAeMrl. (b) Description ~r flight path and maneuvers ot object(s). (5) H~w~d the object(s) dieappear? (Instantaneously to the north, etc.) (6) dow long was 1.he object(s) visible. (Be specific, 5 minutes, 1 hour, etc) c. Manner of Observation: (1) Use one or any combination of the following items: Ground-visual, ground -electronic, air electronic. ( It electronic, specit.y type or radar.) (2) Statement as to optic~l aids (telescopes, binoculars, and so forth) used and description thereof. ~ (3) If the sighting is made while airborne, give type of aircraft, identification number, altitude, heading, speed, and home station. d. Time and date of sighting: (1) Zulu time-date-group of sighting. h. Any other unusual activity or condition, meteorological, astronomical or otherwise, Wrlich might act;ount f or the sighting. 1. Intercaption of identification action taken (such action may be taken when~ver feasible, complying with existing Air Defense directives). j. Location, traffic in the approximate altitude, and area at time or sighting. general direction or flight or &n7 k. Position title and comments of the preparing officer, including his preliminary analysis or the pas ble ca\,lSe or the sighting( s). 1. Existence of physical evidence, such as materials and photographs. v.~o.,., illlt t.e ~ t'oarl ~ ( 2) Light-, condi tlo ns. (us~ on of t n;:! fulloWl.ng t~nns: Night, day, e. Location of Observer(a). Exact latitude and longi l ude of each observer, and/or geographical position. A position wit h re f erence to a known landmark also should be given in electrical reports, s uch as "2mi N of Deeville; ")mi. of Blue Lake". Typographical errors or ttga.rbling" often results in electrically transmitted messages, making location plots difficult or imp~)ssible. f. Identifying Infonnation on Observer(s): reliability. add~ss, occupa~ion, and estimate or (2) Milita~ - me, grade, organization, duty, and estimate of g. Weather and wind3 --Aloft c onditiJns at time and place of sightings: (1) Observer(s) account of weather c onditions (2) Rerort from ne~rest AWS or U.S. ~eather Bureau Office of wind diec tion and velocity in ~grees and knots at sur face, 6, 10 :iJO Visibility. Amount of cloudcover. -~ - (6) Thunderstorms i n area 2rl quadr ant in which located.