l. DAT t TIME CROUP 3. :ivlJRCE 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Eleven minutes TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PROJECT 10073 RECORD 2. LOCATION Castle Rn~k Cn 1 ,.-l,... 10. CONCLUSION HOT AIR BAIJ.OON COMMENTS: Nevs accounts identified the object a s a hot air ba~oon. Wind was from 180 deg. at 6 knots . BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS The observer sighted an object that vas egg shaped, slightly creamish and transparent, and was estimated to have been 50ft long, 20ft vide~ 2 0ft high, and at about 50 to 75 ft altitude. The object traveled to~ard the north, rapjdly gaining altitude and djsappeared. TDP'.r (UN) Lt Col Quintanilla/70916/ mhs/8 010 Obsemti.an, Douglas~ Connty Sheri.tf' . Caatl-.. Bock~ Colol'Sdof.: 8ol04 unid~ntif1ecl 1.. .. ~ ,~J'.Aerial. Pbeno!JlE'na Office 1& 1D receipt o~ tlJ1,Dg. obJect (tJro) report trom Castle RocJt, Colorado 'Which occurred o~ 2 Jarmar:r 1968 a't appro:ldr:mtel.y 6 pm. 2. ~A. crend sh lln''f!'!l't egg-shaped object ~s observed Re~ llnilding.. L1ghte to t.htt vitaees. on suddenly and Ut up the area according. 3.. D1ct':)'Otl reeeiva any report ot w:msual. objects tor-thi1t date! We. would-apprecia-te your comments as a poesible cause forthia sightiDg~ 'l'hanll you. 'or your. aaaistance on tb1a Jat'tu ... ..I..W.,., ~ l.t ColDnel;. tJSa' :b:l.e~. It ?l'1al Phenor eD& 01"1'1ce. Aaloe;IIC~dmolosie llJI.rla1on -~Qil. l)J.rec1;Qrat. TDPI' (UFO) DEPARTMENT O F THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHN O LOGY DIVISION ( AFSC l WRIGHT. P A T TERSON AIR FORCE BASE OHIO 4~-433 UFO Observation, 2 January 1968 Rock, Colorado 80104 Reference your recent unidentified flying object sighting vlhich you reported to the Air Force. The information which ,,e have received is not sufficient for e scientific investig~tion. Request you complete the attached AF Form 117 a nd return it in the self- addressed envelope. Thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force. CTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Lt Colonel, USAF Chief, Aerial Phenomena Office .\erospace Technologies Divis ion Produ ction Directorate AF Form 117 w/envelope Tu( J:J) ni&i,r. :c!u:ollr on~. II..! ki;,J ~.r rs. u:u- nlumin:Jt:l cu > in the C\!ll:lr of t!:c s:i:::::s W:Jtchcd, anJ l'.e wer~ :::.:ttin;,! n bi~ kkk out 0! it." mirul!.'1. \l:l& olh r:~ndlcs." Jnnic.r ~mir:1t')' in St. b:H:k to ::c;h,' l c::dy FLOQ:)L I S