Coloradosprings Colorado — July 1967

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Pi10JECT 10073 RECORD 1. OAT~.: TIME .GROUP 2. LOCATION Colorado Springs. Colorado ~ 2 Witnesses . 3. SOURCE ~ 10. CONCLUSION 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS l No dat:l presen~ed to indicated ob ect could not lm~a b n !"\"!"\ ./c S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 2 H~nutea. 30 seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Viw nl 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Objact hnd a red light on one side, green light on the other and an unidentified object connecting tb.e two lights. Bright b~ll like object which Qppeared above the other object a~il' to e. flare, smoke Q.ppeared to be discharged from it aD 'WtlS drifting oft in~ horizontal direction. Object with two lights on it st~ted to move south, then ch~ged direction tc east and upwD.rd, di s~ppeared in about 6 seconds. The other object just taded away. FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Ptevlou edLUon of lhh form rna1 h. u .. d. (Circle On&): Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what i6. Dd the ohi,c:t mnv_, in front of somethif'lq nt orw tiT"'"!, o<" .. ticulnrlv o d':"ud? (Circle On t ): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES~ then tell wh at 17. Tell in a few word~ the followinq thing s onout the obiect: sighting, how much of thflt object wnu ld have been cover~d by the match head? . ~flffi - 19. Draw a picture that wi II show the shaoe of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch any detoi Is of the object that you sow such os wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an crrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving 21. Do you think you can ettimate how far away from you the object was? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how for away would you say it was? 22. Where were you located when you saw the object? (Circle One): 23. Were you (Circle One) In the business section of o city? a. Inside a building In t e res identiol section o a city? In open countryside? d. Near on airfield? d. In an airplane (type} Flying ov~r o city? e. At se.a f. Flying over open country? 24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions: 24.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One) o. North c. Ecst e. South b. Northea!t d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 24.2 How fast w"re you moving? _..Jo12f'~ miles per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle One) Did you observe the obiect through any of the following"? Eyeglasses Binoculars Sun glasses Yes f. Telescope Yes Windshield Theodolite Yes d. Window glass Yes h. Other 26. In order t~at you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words o common object or object~ ~h ich, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as me object which you saw 27. tn the h,llowing t.lcetch, imagine that you a, e at th& point,'sho,.,,. P lace or ''A.'' o n th~ .,,,.,v~d lin" 10 .show how high the object v1as above the horizon (s kyline) when y ou frrst srJw it. Plo.::f! n ''B ' ' 0 11 t h e soM e curv" d line t o show how high th4 obiect was above the horizon (skyli ) when you lust !.ow it. Plo~e on ''A" on th~ corrtpos~ when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the compass., h~!re you lost ~ow tlto object. 28. Ll r o w o picture that will show the ~otion that t he object or obje cts mode . Pla ce an "A .. at t he ~qinning of t he pa th, o "B" at the end of the path, and show any chang~s in d irection d~ring 29. IF there was MORE THAN ONE obj~ct, then how many were there? _ picture of how they were arranged, anJ put on arrow to show the d irect ion that they were traveli ng. Wa~ oryone olse with you at the tinH' y o u s.ow the objl!lct? (Circl~ Ont:) 31.1 IF you onswr~d YES, did th~y see the objec:t too? ( C i rei a O n e ) 31.2 P l~ase I ist thir names and oddr~ ~ ,~s: TELEPHONE NUMBE tndicate a ny additional information ob,, ,. fA/ xi rtF r~ First Name 34. Dote you completed this questionnaire: Information which you feel pertinent and which is not adequately cove.rttd in the specific points of the. questionnaire or a narrative explonati"n of ur sighting. ll FO OtJ::; c rva ti on, ~ 3 July HEAlX{UARTERS, STII I~fA~TRY D\'IS IQ;,J (;!i:CIIA\IZED) l~ f.OHT C \P.-;n;, f'EPU'lY I:4STALL/\TIC:~ ,\VIATIO~ OFFICE, Fort Carscn, Colorado 8091 3 (2~ .-\u2:ust l q6 7 ) Oepartmen t of (AFSC), ATTN: the Air Force, I teadquarters 'l'DET/UFO, rigllt-Patterson Foreign Technology l i.vision Air f-orce Bnse , Ohio 45433 ~1o night opcrati ons of the nature nen ti oned in the basic correspondence \vcr~ con<.luctc<.l at Fort Car5on, Colorado, bet\;een 2100-2300 Ilotns 23 July RA~' ,c~;D R. CARLSON ~laj or, Artillery Deout\ Installation Aviation Officer 22 August la6 7 SUJJHcr: UFO Observation, 23 .Tuly iillAl-x{UARTERS, :;rll INF.1\:~TRY DIVISION (~1ECHANIZED) El FOHT CARSON, DEPUTY I~iST..\LLATIO'~ AVIATION OFFICE, Pert Carson, Colorado 80913 (29 /\ugust 1967) TO: De1Jartment of tho Ai 1 Porco, lleadquartors Foreign Technology Division (Af5C)# ATTN: TDET/UFO, i~right-Patterson Air Force Jlase, Ohio 45433 No night operations of the n3ture mentioned in the basic .. :0rresponcence \were conducted nt Fort Carson, Colorado, bet\"een 2100 -2300 hours 2 3 July RAY:IOND R. CARLSON Major, Artillery Deputy Installation Aviation Officer emo for the He c ord: There A.re no available r~cords of air activity in the :.trea. Th~ p~rson who took the report ~st~ated the reliability of th~ individ- ual a~ poor but this was ch:1nged to r~liable. Najor Bro"'n indit::.ted that th~ ob.i ~ct , .. ,as probably an aircraft. r:~ su ested that ,rJe contact Ft. Carson b~cause ':.h~y are often engaged in night time op~ra.tions involving the dro~ping of flares. Vl~l j L I TY U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAl INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much ormation ai possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for resttarch purposes. Your nome will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications w ithout your permission. We request this personal information so that if It is deemed necessary, we may contact you for furth~tr details. 1. When did you see the object? Hours Minutes (Circle One): Montn Year 3. Time Zone: (Cirde One): o . Eastern b . Central (Circle One){ a;. Daylight Savi~g) b. Standard c. Mountain d:--Pacifr0 5. How long was abject in sight? (Total Duration) Hours Minutes Ca. C~rtai'!,_.../ c. Not very sure . S. FelrlyCertain ~ d. Just o guess 5.1 How was time in sight determined? _...,./_!, 5.2 Was object in sight continuously? \ ". ''fes/ 6. W hat was the condition of the !iky? b . Cloudy ( a. Bright 7. IF you a.v the o bject during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked a t th e object? r'Cucle One): a . In fron t of you d. Toyourleft b. In bock of you e. Overhead c. To your right f . Don't remember FTD C C i 6:! 164 Th!s (t):-m .mper serles !:'TD 1ti4, ju!IH. whtch tS obsolete . 8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON? 8. 1 STARS ( Circle One): 8 .2 MOON ( Circle One)r _a. Bright moonlight~ b . Dull moonlight No moonlight-pitch dark d . Don't remember d . Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you sow the object? W~4l'HER (C ircle One): b. Fog, mist, or light rain CLOUDS (Ci rcle One), a . Clear slcy! c. Scotrered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick o r heavy clouds e. Don't remember 1 ~ The object appeared: (Circle One): c . Solid G~s a light .,.. b. Transparent e. Don't remember 11. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? ( Circle One): ( ' o . Brighte_i) c:-. About the same b . Otm~r d . Don't know 11.1 Compare brightness to some common objech l 2. Th~ edges of the object were: (Circle One) : o . Fuzzy or blurred b\_Like o brights~ J 'd:'"'bon't r - -moer 1 J . Did the obje ct: Appear I? stand still o t any time? o . Sucioenly speed up and rush owoy o t ony time? ~r~o~ up mto ports o r exploce? G ive ofr ~make? e. Cl--cnge bPg h tness? C:1c n:;e sh opt?? F!osn o r flicker? Dncpp~or a nd reappear? (Circle O n e fo r each question) Don' t know No Don't know No Don' t know Don't know Don' t know Yes Don't know Don't know Don' t know Official U.S. Air Force UFO fort_, 14. Did the obict d i10ppeor while you were watching h? If so, how? 1 S. Did the object move be ... ind something ot any time, porticularly a cloud? (Circle One)ti Yes B Don' t know. IF you oMwered YES, then tell what 16. Did 1M obict.moe in front of something ot any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't know. IF you ons'llll'ered YES, then tell what 17. Tell in o few words the fallowing things about the object: 18. We wilh to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known abjec: and nate how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you hod performed this experiment ot the time of the sighting, how much of the ob;ect wo"ld have been covered by the match head? 19. Orow o picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Lobel and include in your sketch ony details of the object that you $OW such os wings. protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor t rails. Place on arrow beside the drawing to show the direction th e object was moving . (Circ!t (' IF you on~wer( d 'I 2 1. D o you thi'lk )Our. (Circll Orr IF you an~wercd ) ! ~ 22. Where were you lc ... c (Circle One): o . lnde o building b . Inc cor d . In o n oirplonc : e . At se c f . Other _ 24. IF you were MOVING 2 4.1 Who! d irecl o 24.3 Did you ~:op o c (Circle On: 25. Did you ob!>erv> 1he cr o . Eyeglos5es b . S un g losses c. Windshield d . Window gloss 26. In order thot you con ,. jecls which, wl-ten pl.~r 01f~ciaJ U.S. Air Force 27. In the following ~ketch, imagine that you