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Denver, Colvrado

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260. deg ~

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speed 17 cph

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emanating from the t:.a.il-:ng edge.

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was

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to

bo

bout

the size o a B029

and

w

as

the

color of aluminum.

Object

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in

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straigpt

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with

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Denver Co l or a do

1 . : ere r ence te l e phone oonvers3.ti on 0at1 7een : .urtha and

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s i ~ e d on 25 A u ~ s t 1J49 , the f ollo:in ..

of

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:enver

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Plot on Sa

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z

on 20

a.

A u

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Rsdar

1949 .

equi pment o:

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Denver,

Co

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on

of 20

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Commandinc iener al

L:)\':r y Ai r r'oroe Base

D

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Col or'ldo

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end r ada r of

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at or

adjacent to

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u l t s by or

; anization f ol l owJ

a. Act ivi t ies of

j)

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31

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{1)

Surface o

bse

rv at i ons (te

le t

Y?e

u e n c e s

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ndicate

soatte re

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ty

pe

clou

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feet

and an occasional thun:ers torms ~ e r e or evalent in the

Denver

area.

Vi sibi l

i ty

~ a s excellent

~ i t h

no ob s t

ruc-

t i ons . (copy

of

westher

re

por t at tached ) .

(2) Up

per Air

Observation n s i s t i n of set SCR 658

t r a n s ~ i t t e r at

t ached t o ~ con ucted

tram 1415 to 1442 when

run

was t erminated due t o r au

ing

signal.

S

e t ~ e s

:)n

so

1' le

in te

r f

erence. Caus e

of

int e

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eter

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attach

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Radar observations ~ i t h APQ/13 were made a t 1500 and

1700 . Each

re

por t la sted 21 mi nut es

P

nd

nothin

ti

unu sual was re; orted.

b.

Activities of ~ ~ t h e r B

ureau

we5ther

s ta t i

on

at

Stapleton

Field.,

t

enver,

l o r a d o :

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(1) Surface obs

ervations

( te le tyoe

se

quences) indi

ca

te

soattered

cumulus cl ouds n the

e n c r a l ar

ea ~ t h

visibi l i ty

unlimi t ed. y of o r t s attached.

(2) Upper a i r

~ a t i o

c onsisted of of a weather

ball

oon

throu

6h o?

t icsl

mA

ans(theodolite)

f r om

to 14S3. Run ~ s terninnted when balloon bu

rs t .

(A

white ba l l

oo

n us ed. )

of re

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A c t l in / icin i t v of

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Act iv i t ies of \'.eather Sec t ion

a t Buc,

l ey i el

c.

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1) u r f a ~ t e cumu l us

c l

ouds

in tho area with

exc

el lent vis ib t

l

l ty

.

(I)

Acti

vi t ie s of other unitss Hone deter ' 'ined.

2. Analysis of wet1ther

a t 1630 i s

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te

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ty

pe

cloud

s

bases

variable

t o 1

0000

feet , vi sibi l i ty of 30 i l e s or ~ e , win d s

alof t

15

000

feet 18

o t s ~ i n ~

debrees knots

3. Su

rvey of

o n o ~ i c o l

pheno

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r

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el s no

u t s t a n d i n

or

ce

l e

s t ia l

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DEPARTMENT

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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

WASHINGTON

U N C L A

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THE INSPECTOR GEN ERA L USAF

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14TH

DI STRIC

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LOWRY A I R FORCE BASE,

DENVER

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Forwa rded e ~ i t h fo r your ~ ~ t i and

any

acti on d

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ad

vi

sabl e is

031

of

Investigation

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6 September

1949,

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COMMENT NO .

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to

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FOR


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DET A :;90JD

RADAR

OOllB S:ORING SQUADRON

ID11r7 Air Force

Base Denver Colo

xaa.o

SJPJECT I Raaar

Activ1ty

TOa

Wing Intelligence Officer

Lowr7

Air

Force Base

Denver

Coloraa.o

2 ; August 1949

Be terence

telephone conver:sat1on between Capt

llur

tha

oo

the

umers1gnea.

on

2;

August.

l -J1+ 1,

t h ~

l 'OJ..L.Owlllg r t ~ p o r t of

r aa.ar a.cti

v1ty

a t Denver Bomb P l o ~

on

Sa turaay ;c Q August 1949 i s submitt.

e

a.:

a

Bac1ar e iuipme

nt r tne Denver Bomb Plot Vila

s

not 1n

opera

t io

n

on 20 Au91st 194< J

b No Bawin balloons w

ere

releasea.

on

' 0

August

1949

Capt

USAF

Commanoing

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FORM 112-PART I

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AIR

INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION

REPORT

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Lowry

Air

Fo

r ce

B&ae,

Dennr, Colo., re

p

orted

an

object

in

the vic in i ty

of aouthweat Denver wh ich

he

lOIU)U@;n,; might be

a

"t lying dbc .

O

bservat i

on

was ma

de i n M

backyard

a t

St reet ,

Denver, a t 1630

MT

,

20

Au gus

t 1949 .

No

witne sse s

were

o

o l-

1eoted.

Object

waare

p

orted a t an a l t i tude or 40 ,00

0 teet ,

t ravel in

g

wes

t

on

a 260

degree heading . Ob jec t

ma

i:nt&i ned. level f l i ght and faded

from view

in appro

xiD.a.

t ely

taenty ae

conds. E

atima

t

ed

s peed of

object

waa 1700 mi

les

per hour. Ob jec t was s

hap

e d

da11ar

to

fly in

g

wi n

g

with heat

wavea emanating

t rca t r a i l in

g

ed

g

e,

g

iv ing the

o

bj

e c t

an OT l ahaped

ap pe

arance.

K r ~ wh

o

i s

a

fo r

mo

r

Armame

nt Of

f i

c

er ,

a nd who

1a

1Nll

acquainted

with

the co nventional type s of e.iro

r a f t ,

ea t i ma t ed the dia

me t

er of

th ia

obje

ct

to be

a

pp roxim

at

ely the

a

am

e

aa

a 8 26,

or 85

feet . When

l i ghte

d,

the

angle of

elevatio

n was app

roxim

a t e ly

85

degr eea, The c

olor

e.nd

cons

t r uction of the

aater ia l

was

aimilar

t o

a lum inwa.

ata te

d t he

object

waa p

ro

ba b ly

j e t

p

ro -

pelled..

2.

Weather a t

1630 MT

waa acattered c umulua

type

c

lo

ud s b

aaes var

i a b

le 8000

to

10.000 t ee t , v i s ib i l i ty 30 mi les

or

more,

wi nda a l of t 15,

000 feet

3

00

de gr e

es

18

knota beco.ing 330 de gr ees 33 kn

ota .

There

no

ou t

stan

d i ng or pr

om

inen t ce le st i a l

phenomena.

Upp

er

Air Ob

se rv

a

t ion

consis t i n g of

ra di

o aet

SCR

- 658 t

ra ck

i ng t

ra

nami t

t e r

attached

to a bal loon waa conduc te d from 1415 t o

1442,

when r un was t erm inated

due

to fading

aignal.

S

e t

w a

operate

d on 403 me gacyolea wi th i nt

er

f ere nce .

Cauae of interference

waa e t e r a i ~ d Rad

a r obaerv

at io n

with ~ 1 3 were mnd

e

a t

1500 and

1700.

Nothing unuaual wa a reported.

3 . u. s. Weather Bureau w a t n . r stat ion a t Stapleton Field, DeaYer, Colora

d

o,

aade upper a i r obserTat ion conaht in g of t rack ing or a

weat

har

bal

oon t h r o ~ n o

pt ical

a n a from

14

00 to 1433.

Run waa

terminated

when boon bur

at .

fa n

raa

1 - 1910th AACS Sq. Ltr . 25 AUC

4g

2 -

Baae

Opna O.

Ltr . ,

25

A ~

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Det

A

3903

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ar Bomb S c o r i ~ Sq. Ltr.

26

Auc

48

4 Sta. Weatmr o.

Ltr . ,

25 Aug 48

&ICJ,;

Wri

g

ht-Patteraon Field

(1)

)1reotor In te l l igence, Hq. U

SAF

(

1)

Al'RC Barkadale AFB, X..

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14th Diat

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Lowry

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(1)

LAFB

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In tel . o. File (1)

lS I . TlUS OCX:UMEHT CONTAINS INFORMATIO NAFFtCTING THE NATIONAL DEI'EHSE OF

THE

UNITED STATES W THI NTHE MEAN INGO THE ESPION AGE U S C

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TRANS

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MAY

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PAR

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CLOSED

CHARACTER

-

Informstio

n r ec e

ived

Air

t e l l i

.e? - r t o .

J J1 . 9 . 3

Ba

se _.

de.ted 26 Au r

ust 1949

r

eflects

t h9.t on

20

Au-'.l3t

t19 ...

r .

re por ted 5oen on object in-

:h6-vtcil1

i ty

of s o u t h ~ e s t

e n v e r i c h

he

t hou;

ht ~

a

flyin

b eis c

n.

Cb se

rv

at ion

'' a s

mad

e by o J '

ee

t , ;. envar , a t l 63 :>, ...J'_on

20

l

.

u:;ust 4 9 .

Ob ject 'es

reported

he9.

din

:;

2

60

C:

e

;;

r ee s v1est , l

t i tu

de

4J: 'Jo5 ft . ; ' s9e ed 1700 ; H end

'l

as sha""ed s in i l

:l

r t o a f lyins -;v in

with

heat

'\":'aves e-nana.tinz f r om the t

ra

i

l i

n

:;

edge , .:; i vin _: t h e

of

being

ova

l in s ~ p e

Ob

ject ~ esti 1ated to be

o u t

tho size o a w- 26

. and

v.

as

t he c ol or of

~ ~

Ob ject ' s an ; l e

or l e v ~ t ~

m

t e l y 85

degr

ees

and

r.o.

s in

vi

en f or

~ y twenty

( 20 ) s ec onds .

lro witnesses to this ohservat i on '; 'ere l

oceted

other thon 1 : . ~ 0 i ~

No

inves ti

g

a ti

on

~ a s

con

ducted

by Dist r

ic t Off

i ce

14

conc

er

ning

this mat t er.

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F FORM 112-PART II

APf ftOYEO

I JUNE

lt41

(

CV.SSiflCA

TIOII)

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION

REPORT

.

.

(

Aiftcy

)

Hq 3415

th TT

Wg.

Lowry

AFB

.

DenTer.

Co

lor

ado

LAFB 00

0 . 9- 3

P

ARt I I

-

REQPIREMENTS

General

1. Date

of a

ig ht

i n

ga Satur

d

ay,

20

1949 .

2.

Time

ot ai

g

htin

g a 2330Z

'AGI

1

UNCLA

SSI

F1EO

Of 4

3. Where

a i

g

hted

(o

bao

rT

e

r a

pos

i t i

on ) 2

80

1

W.

D

a rt

mou

th

St

r

eet

,

De

n

ver,

C

olo

.

a . Gromd

(1)

C

i ty ,

towna

DenTer,

Colorado

(2)

Dbt nce

an

d direct ion

t r

oa

c it

y or town .

road.

i nt

ersection

,

etc

. :

Headinc

W.at. 26 0

degreea.

(3)

Frca u i l i

( a

tory)

yar

d . e t c . a Yard

(4)

Kap ooor

dinatea

(

i f feasib le

) ahowing l

at i tud

e

and

l ong

i tud

e :

No t

dete

r :dDed.

b. Aira appli

c ab

le .

o.

Seaa lo t

applicable .

4. tlwnber

ot obj

e

etaa

One.

Appeared

O'ftl

be c

ause of f u

a .

6.

Obaernble oeleat ial

phenomena o r

planeta

that may a

cc

o unt for

th

e

aight in

g

Br i p t

aunny day.

8.

Dia

t

an

ee ot objeot tram obaerYer.

a . Laterally

- approximately

10 mil

b.

Azl le

eleTation troll bori ozu 85 degreea.

o. Altitudea

40,000

t ee t .

1

Time

in

aishta

20

aeoonda.

a. Appearance ot

obje

o

ta

a . Colora Alwtnua

b .

Shape

_ _

__

----

o.

Apparent

-

Poaaibly

ehou

rue tl'bn

d. Shea

85

tee t

aoroaa.

1) Bett ted

ai le

a

85

t ee t

aoroee

(2)

S he

aa

it

a p

peared

tro

m

obaerTer' 1

-

Tina

Si e ot B-26

11ft: n t iS DOQJ..O.r

CONTAINS INFORMATION

AFFtCl

NG THE

NATIOIW.OCFEHSE OF

THE UNITED

STATE'S

WITHIN TH

MEAN

ING OF THE ESPIONAGE

ACT.

50 U S.C .

II MD Jl. AS

AMEND0 ITS

TRAHSM

ISSIOH OR THE REVtl.ATION Of ITS CONTENTS IN A.NY MAHNER TO AH UNA

UTHORiztD

PVtSON IS P

RO

HIBITED BY

LAW.

IT MAY NOT IE REPROOUCm IN WHOLE Oft IN PART, IY OTHER THAH UNITED STATES

AIR

FOAC AGENC IES.

DCCUT

8Y f EIUIIISSION OF THL DIRCTOR

OF

MII..UGNI1 USAf.

-


15/30

--

-

J.7 PORI4 112-P.lRr I I

~ ~ l JUN 1948

fitil

AGENCY)

(dtisSIFIC

ATI

ON)

AIR IITEW GENCE

INFORMATIOI

REPORr

REPORT VO.

Bq Ml6th

TT

W i D ~

Lowry

APB. Derner.

Colora

do

LAFB 000.9-S PAGI

2

OF

4

PA

GES

1 .

Dlreotion

t

t l i ~ h t

We

a t

- 260

degree

a.

10. Taotioe or meneunra Straight l ine or f l ight .

horbontal .

11. ~ i d e n c e t ezbauat.

a .

Color

t amolat 1 UndetermiDI d.

b . e n ~

and

widtha heat

n.por - tu ay.

o. Odor i t any) 1 lone.

4. Rate t

en.porationa

LDmediately.

e . Doee t ra i l w.ry with 1ound?a Hot applicable.

12.

l t t e c t

on

oloudaa

Mot

applicable

- c

lear .

1, . Support1

W i n ~ Object appeared

to

ban a INept baclc t lying w i n ~ The r a i l i n

edce

t the w i n ~

emitted

a tuzzy beat which pn the objeot

an

ovo. l sM ps d ap

pearance.

1 . Propuldona Probably l propelled.

11. Control and 1

tabi l i y1 Not

ob

a

e r n d.

11 Air

cluotea

l o t

obaerncl.

18. Speed - WP.H.1 1700.

1i .

Sounc a

Dhtance

too

great

t r

IOUDc

to

be

h r d

2D.

llnner ot d11appearan.oe1 Faded trom Tiew

S.latiTe

to

the Obserwer

1. J n e t

obaernr1

2. Adc re111

DenTer.

Colorado.

s. Oocupatio111

Place o t buaU. 1

a .

laae

t

e : ~ ~ p l o y e r

owry

Air

ForM

Base

I

I


16/30

P FORil 112-PART I I

A P P ~

V E D

1 JUNR 1948

'

'

UNCLASSI F EO

~ L A S S I F I C , _ A l ......- __

;

AIR

Im'ELLi

fiEll:E I11FOR Ml'ION RBPORl'

~ ~ ~ ~ = : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - - - - -

PR ii REPORT NO.

Rq

Ml5th TT Wing. Lowry

APB,

DeaYer, Colorado

W'B

000

.9-3

6. Pertinent i e a a Archaeology - oheaa.

a .

Ia

obaerTer

amateur

aatronolll8r. pi lo t en gi neer, eto. a

54

months

USAF

fo

r .113 r

Armament orrioer,

8. Abil i ty to determine I

a .

b.

o.

Color.

)

Speed

or meTing Objeo

ta .

Siae a t

dietanoe.

)

l l i tneu i s a

former

Armament

t L ~ i l i a r

with a v e n t i o n ~ l

Offic er , thoroughly

of

. ~ e r i c a n ai rcraf t

nd

I t h te l

deter::ting

h witneu ia am p

ly

qualified

to

infonaation req

uested

in a.b . c .

1. Raliabilit:,r t obaernra

Fellow

wormra

roport

~

rel iable.

ia oonao1ent1oU3 and

-

8. llotes r e l ~ t h e ob obaerTer ona

a . Sipt inga 1Jl

&enerala

Hot

appl icable.

b .

Bow

attention was drawn to objecta

) lotion.

o.

De&ree

r4

tati&\.8 and

obaernr 1a airbot'De a

duration

or

f l i e;

ht

Not

applicable.

a t

t i m t

a i 1 h t 1 ~ in

caaea where

9.

Witneaaeaa laae .

10.

CO NMnta

or

interrogator re gardinl t ~ intell i&ence and characte r or ~

rson

in t

er-

rogateda

Witneu

the

quiet , sob

er type am appeare

d to be

ainoero. This

late111genoe Officer ,

af ter

o o n a i d e r i ~ tne witneaa' background nnd experience and

apparent

ainceri ty , belieTea there

ia

a pou i b i l i t y

or

tru th

n

his s t atetnen

t s .

a. la t iTe to Radar Sighting

1.

Radar

equipment or the DoMer Bomb

Plot

waa not

in

operation on 20 A.u

$Ua

t 194g.

Radar obaerTation wit h ~ 1 3 were aado

a t

1000

and

1700. Nothing

unueual

was

reported.

1. eletype aequenoea t local weather oondi

iona

a

ther Stat ion. Stapleton Fiald, DenTer,

Colorado.

U B W.atblr or t icer .

a. 1ft.nda a lof t reporta

(For Lowry

AFB and U. s. Weo.-

attachod

to

report t Lot Y

a . M t i n ti e a t Det 18-SL.

aa to llowu

19th

feather

Sqndron attached

to IArtry

AFB,

11

,

-


17/30

J F FOIU 112-P.lRI' I I

~ P I O V Z O 1

JUNE

1948

(ClAs

SIFICATION)

U N C L ~ S C : J

mFOa I.ATION

REPORT

FROii C Y )

Bq

3415th TT

Wing, Lowry

AFB, DenTer,

Co

lorado LAFB 000 .9-3 PAOE 6 OF 4 PAGES

~ ~ ~

1)

Surfaoe obser

vation

t e l e t

Y?e

sequenc

es

)

indica

te

s ca

erod

cumu

lus

type olol.ds a t 7000 to 8000 feet

and

sn

oc

casi

onal thunde

r s t

or .n w

e n

prenlen t in

t l Denver area.. Visibil i ty was oxcellent with no

ob

atruct ioaa.

(Copy

ot

. , . a ~ r re por t attached).

{2) Upper

Air

ObserTation oonsia t in g or radi o se t SCR-658 t r a.olcing tra.ns

mitter a t tached to a balloon waa oonduoted tro.n 1U 5 to 1442 rthen run

waa t e ~ i n a t e d

due to

ta.din

;

sig nal .

Set

was oporuted

on

403

mega.cyo

le

s

with aom interfere

nc

e . Cause

of interference tl

undet er

mi.Dod

. Copy

upper wind re por t

(RA

i7IN) a t ta ched

{S)

Radar

obaerTationa with APo/13

w

ere - .de a t 15

00

an

d

1700.

Ea

ch

l u t e d approxim

te ly 20

minutea

am

nothing

unuaual

waa re por te d

b . Aotirl t t .ea

ot

U. s.

~ e a t n . r

Bureau

wather station a t Sta.ple ton Field, Demer,

Colorado

a

{1) Surtaoe oba e

rvat i

ons ( t e l e ~ ; p e sequences)

indi

cate scat te red oumulus

olouda

in

the ~ n e r a l a

rea wit

h vis ib i l i ty

unlimi

t

ed.

Copy ot

re

po r ts

attached.

(2)

Upper

a i r

cb11rnt ion

oonaisted

ot

traolcing

of

a weather balloon through

optioal

DIUDI (theodolite) f r om

14

00 to 1433.

Run

was

terminated

when

bal.oon

buret .

(A white balloon s uaed.) Copy

of

r epo r t (Pl.BAL)

at tached.

o . Aot1Titieaot .Ur JJatioznl

Guard

a t Buckley Field,

Colora.doa

None.

4. Aot1Tit1eaot Naftl Wther

Soction

a t

Buckley

n.eld ,

Coloradoa

1)

Surtaoe

obaerTatl.ona

indioate adat tered oumulua

olou

da

in

1he

area w1 t

excel lent

Tiaib i l i ty .

Analrau

of

weather

a t 1630K iaa

Soattered

c ~ & u l u a

type o

louda

bases var iable

1000

to

10000 tee t , Tiaib i l i ty 30 :Ulea

or

more. winda

alof t

15000

t e e t

300 de groe a 18

mota becoming 3SO de groea 33

mota.

3.

Looal

f l igh t

aohedulea 1 See t l ig

h t

aohedulea of Lawry Air Force Baae aDd Staple ton

Airport,

at tached

5. 6., 1. 8., 9., lOa

cat iTe

,

-

UNCtJ SS\f1EO


18/30

I

--

AIRlfAYS Al

YD

AIR C

OIJ UN

ICATIOlTS SERVI CE

BEADQ UA nTERS 1910T& AACS SQ.UA.D

ROD

Lovr7 Air Force Base, C o l o r ~ d o

UNCLA SStF ED

stmJJ:CTa

unusual

Radio

Disturbances

TOt

Ytng

ntel l i

gence Officer

415th ~ e c h n i c a l

Training liD:

Lowry .11r

Force

.Base,

Colora.C.o

25 August 9 ~

' 1. . . thorough check bas been made of

al l

Radio nnd other logs

maintained

b7 thie organization for August 20, 1949 and

subject

logs

do

not disclose ~

unusual

disturbances or bappenint;a on

that

date.

2. ~ s t i o n i n g

of

personnel

on d u t ~

at our faci l i t i es

on August 20,

1 9 ~

lao resulted in negatiTe report

,

..;

. . . . .

I

. c ( ,

{ I

I


19/30

U N C t > S S \ f \ ~ I C E OF THE BAs.:. T

ION

S


20/30

B/L 0 1ce of the Base Operations

Officer

25 Aug 49. Subj: Report of Aircraft

GUchriat W T.

Godfrey,

E 0.

Crosland,

R. T.

Kicld.sh,

\1.

J

'

Captain

Captain

Captain

Captain

UNCLASSIF ED

3415th Tech

Tng

Wg Lo ry

AFB

-

C-47-9956 University S

tudent

C-47-9956 University Stude

nt

C-47-2073 U

niv

er sity

C-47-2073 ___Univers y St

ud

ent

l ' f

Captain

U S ~ \

aat Base Operations

Offic

er

UNCL SSIFlEQ


21/30

-

BASE ~ H R STATION

Detachment 19

-JL

Lowry J.ir Force Base

Denver, Colorado

U N C L A S S l r i t ~

lAY 333.1

25 August 1949

SUBJECTs Investigation of

Meteorolog

ical Activities in

Vicinity of

Denver,

Colorado, on

Evening

of 20

August 1949

TOt

Comman:ling

General

Lowr,

Air Force Base

Deaver, Colorado

TTNs Wing

I ~ t a l l i g e n c e

Officer

1 J.n

investigation

ot

a l l upper

air

am radar

act ivi t ies ot

weather

agencies at or adjacent to

Lowry

Air

Force Base, Deaver,

Colo

rado,

was

corducted

y

the urdersigned on this date. Results

by

or

sanization follows

,. .

a

Activities

ot

Det 19-JL,

19th

Weather Squadrons

'

1) Surtace observations

teletype

sequences) indicate

acattered cumulus

type clouds

at 7000

to

8000

feet

and an occasional thunderstorms were prevalent

in

the

Deaver. area.

VisibUity

was

exce

l lent

with no obstuc

tioDe.

(cop;y ot weather

report attached).

2)

Upper Air

Observation

consisting

of

r adio set

SCR-

658

tracking

transmitter

attached

t o a

balloon

was corxlucted

troa 1415 to

1442 when

run

was

terminiated due to

fad

U. signal. Set

was

operated on 4 3

, .egacycles

with

80ae interference. Cause ot i nterference was undeter

ained.

Copy

upper

wimi

report IRAWIN)

at

acbed.

' 3) Radar observations with APQ/13 were made at 1500 nd

~

~

1700. Each report lasted

approximately 20

mirrutes aai

DOth

iDS um1sual

was

reported.

1 1 ~

Stapleton Field, Denver, Colorados

0

;.

.. v ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1) Surtece

observations

teletype sequences) indicate

~


22/30

U N C L A S S ~ f 1 f

LRI

333.1

SUBJECTs Investigatio

n

ot Meteorological Activities

in

Vicinity ot

Deaver, Colorado, on Evening of

2

August 1949

c) Activities ot Air Nati

onal

Guard at

Buckley Field,

Coloredos

None

d) Activities ot

Naval Weather

Section

at Buckley

Field,

Color

ados

(1)

Surface

observati

o

ns

indicate scattered

cumulus

clouds

iD the area with excellent vis i

b

i l i ty

e)

jc t iv i t ies ot oth.- unS tss None determined.

2.

Anal7sia

of weather at 1630M i s ~

Scattered cumulus

type clouds

bases

variable

8000 to 10000 feet,

vis ibi l i ty

JO

mjles

or more, winds

aloft

1 5000

teet 3

degr-ees 18

knots

becoming JJO

degrees JJ knots.

3

S\4 Ve7 of astronomical

phenomena reveals

no

outstarding

or

prominent

celest

i

al

phenomena.

H. PRIBBLE

11 J

or USAF

Station

Weather

Ottic_.

UNCLASS\F ED


23/30

UNCL SS\f1BD

L

OWR

Y AI R FORCE BAS

E,

COLO

RA

DO , 20 A_UGUST

9 ~ 9

1 5 2 7

.LRY 7cfo30 1

56/

B6

/ 35

-

I

V0

19/ /

9/

1 6 2 ; LRY 8

cP30

1

56/66

/

34+- '

0 1o/

o

1724

M

LRY

0 8dD30

5 9 /

8 5 7 c

/ 0 / ~

60 5 6 86

250

1

(

9

1400

M RA&I f\

tRY21 RA'r' H

090

05 6 0 3 0 1

34o6

80308 2007 03208 23215 43 11 6 63019

83019

0301 9 32

2h

43

22

v 633

38

8

3244

0 3333

2322

8 2 8

)

STAPLETO

N

F I E L D

DEN

VE

R COLORA

DO

, 20 AUGU

ST

1

949

153

0M

DEN 1

00::50

1

29

/ 85

t ~ / 0 /

CB DI ST THRU NE

163

0r.

1

DE

N -

C9

1

0c0

50 1

25

8 S

/

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6 /

0 5 / 1

60

-0 CB DI

ST E

'

17

30

111 DEN

0

11

cP

50 1

32

86/

35.1-

9/ 0 16/ 1

6o0

CB DI ST E

PB 32 2o1 6

oo

E

oo4o

5 6o4o5 o3o4 eo2o4

34o4 032

o 5 23

11

0

430

13 630 16

8301 6 0321 4

53

4 39 0

324

7 5

3050

BUCKLEY

NAV EL

AI

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DEN

VER

1530

M

BUY

80

t.;

15+

o

/

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5/ 0 16

1630.: BUY 8cP15+ ~ / 8 / 4 6 ; q 6

1730t

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BUY 3o015+ ~ / 8 4 C 0 E

I

COL

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20

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24/30

DETAT

LS a

UNCLA55\F1ED

AT DE"rvER

, COLORA )()

1. Informat

io

n a o p e ~ i n g in this o r t coes

not reflect

inve st i at ion

condu=ted

by DC'

:

1:

14 , CSI , Lo' 'ry

AF

B

ase

, b

ut i s ta :

en verbatim f r cm

an

Ai r

I n t e Inrormation

Re

por t , L. :FB , 010 . 9- 3, Hq 3415th ':'ech

Tn

g . n r;

,

L

owry AF

v

enver , Co

l orado ,

ted 26 A u ~ u s t

This

lndicates

that

t he

in

vesti

gat

io

n w

as

conduc

ted

by

E. T. l

U

RTHA

, Capta

in

,

U

.

,

7iing

I n t e l l i Of f i c

er

and co

vers i o d

f r

om

20-

26

1949 .

..;

2.

The

re

po

r t

is as f o

llowaa

Date

of

i ~ h t Satu

r day , 20

u s t

1949

of b h t i n

.'he

re

s

ighte

d (obser

ve r

s

posi t i

o

n),

,

Denver,

Co

l o

a.

Gr ound

(1)

(2)

C

ity

, town : Denve

r,

a d o

Dis

tanc

e and directi on f r om c

i ty

or town, road ,

in t

er -

b.

(3)

(4)

Airs

s e

c tion

,

et

c

. : 1ieadin :;

.

est

, 260 de b

rees

Fr

om

bui l

din

g

( s t

o

ry),

etc

. :

Ya

r d.

~ coor dinates ( i f feasib l

e) s h o w i n

lat i tud e and

lon

;i t udea Not de

tennined

.

N

ot

a >T

l ic

ab

le .

--

o.

Seaa

No

t a pp

l icable.

4 .

Num

b

er

of ob

je

otsa

On

e. appea r ed o

val

becaus e

of fume

s.

5. Obs ervable cel estia l phe

nome

na or p

lan

et s

that

may

for t he Br i ght sunny day.

6.

Distance of

ob j e

ct

f r om observer.

7.

e.

a.

Lateral ly - a pt> r o

ximate

ly 10 m

i l

e

s .

b.

An

gle

or

el

ev

a t

io

n f r

om

hor i

zon:

85 degr e

es

o. Altitude 40 , 000 fe

e t

Time

n si

gh

t :

20 sec ond

s.

Appearance

ot ob jecta

a.

Colora

Aluminum

b.

Shape a

o.

Apparent co

nstruct i

on

Possibly aluminum

d.

Size

a

85 feet

acr

o

ss

85

feet

acro

ss

1)

Estim

ated

s i zea

Size of

B

-26

(2)

Size as

i t app

eared

from ob se rver ' s

view:

9.

Direction

or h t a

" est -

260

1e

g

reea

10. Tactics

or

maneuver St ra ight

l ine of f l i gh

t , horizontal

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Evidence of exhaust .

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a.

b.

c .

d.

e.

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Color of

s

:

oke : un

dete

r m

ined.

Len h and wi dth:

va ro r -fuzzy

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Odor (

i f

any): tione .

R ~ t e of

e

va

pora t io

n:

lmmediately

Does t

rai l

va

ry

wi t h s o

und?:

i'ot

Effect on

cl ouds a a p?

l ica

b

le

- c l e

ar.

Li

t;hts a None

12.

13.

14

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20 .

Suppo

r ts ITin

gs. Object a?

pea

r ed t o have a swe pt back

flyin

g

win

g . The i l i n of

the ryin

g

e ~ i t t e d

n

fuzzy

heat

wave wh

ich

a v e the ob jec t n shaped

Pro

9u

ls i

o

ns

?r

obo b

ly j et e l l e d

Control and

s tabil i ty

:

ob se rved.

Air ductsa

Uo

t obs e

rv e

d.

S d

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T)

' J 17

00

ee - . . .. . .u . a

So

und:

D

istance

t oo gr eat fo r sound

to

be heard .

~ of di sappea r ance: raded f r cm -iev;

t i v e

to

t

he

Obse

rver

1.

Name

of

observera

2.

Add

ress:

S. Occupat ion:

Training , Towry AFB , Denver, Col orado

4. Place

of

b

usinessa

a.

Name

of employers Air Force B

ase

6. Pertinent hobbies:

Archaeology

-

chess.

a. Is observer a

l

ateur as t ron ome

r ,

?i.l

ot

,

months

U3AF

former

Arma

ment

v1

f i

ce

r

6. Abili ty

to

determines

54

b.

Color.

Speed

of

moving objects.

Size

a t distance.

}''llitness

is

a fonner A.mament

Of f i c

er.

t h o r o u

h l y f ~

l i a r

o. i th co

nventi

onal of

J N t l ~ ~ : ~ ~ r i c a n aircraf t and is

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a t :aw ry

AFB

t is

fe l t that

this

witness

is

)amply

qualified

t o d

eter

ming

)informat

i on requested

in

c

1

Reliabil i ty

of

o

bs

ervers

F

ellow

workers

report

~

~ h o n e y .

is

conscientious

and

reliable.

8 . Notes relative

of

~ b s e r v e r ona

a.

Sightin s i.n

r a l

a 1;ot ?

T)

l icable.

UNC b. H

aw

attent ion

as

drawn t o

objects i

otion

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DETAILS (oont :d) l N C ~ S S \ f 1 E O

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of

fa t i

?ue and du

ra t i

on of

f l i ~ h t

t

ime

of

h t i n

n

cases l"

he

re

o

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Je

rver

i s

air

borno : :1o t

l i c a

l e .

9.

VIi

tne

sses:

,,

.one

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of r

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inte l l i cnco

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of

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o ~ . 9 . t e d .

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1e qu

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to

sin

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l i.-ence

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af

te:- t;Onsi':Jorlnc::;

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FOR COt:.:.UTDilfG E l ~ R A L ,

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H A D ~ A 1910th AACS

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r

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25

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9

SODJECT: U

nusual

R

ad io

Dist urb ances

TO

ning

Intel l1$ence O

f f i

c

er

~ 4 5 t h Techn

ical

Tro.i

nin

g

..

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LO.v

ry

Air Fo rce Bo. se

Co

l orado

1.

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ch

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of

al l ~

and

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maintain

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izat io

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fo

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and sub

je

ct l o

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not i s ~ l any unusual i o t u

or on t

hat

20

2.

1949

~ e s t

of per s on

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l

al

so resul ted

in

ne: at iv e

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on

rl

u

ty

at our f a

ci

l

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on

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OR S. SHR:NE

Major , US

AF

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OFFICE THE 'S

ASE P O F F I ~ R

3415th Teohn ic

o.

l Tr a l

ni

n: :

in

&

and

Lo,.r

ry

Air J. or ce E1s e

Denver,

Co

l orado

tlNCLASSJF,En

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SUBJECT a

Re

port

of Aircraft

TO

a

Commanding General

Lowry Ai r

r c e Baae

Denver,

ATTN: ran

:;

Inte l l i r;ence Cff ic er

25 . U t;;U st 1949

1. The f ol l o?' in o re

ort

of s i r c r a.f t other than t hos e b

'l

sacl at lc.fl-y

Air Force Base w1tich e re f l y i ofS in t ~ e vi c in i ty

of

Denver bet :een

the

hours of 1500 A..ST and 1 30 ::

sT

{exac t ti:ne not dete r.r

ioE>d)

2J ~ - u ' t l s t 194J

J

was

obtained

f r om

:.:

r . Ted :iol mes, CA.'. Cont r ol l er at .3te.pl

eton

or t :

United

617

105

101

629

618

607

Beach 33A

365

Stinson 9

17C

Co

ntinental

56

26

43

23

266

226

Air Force 208

Lockheed 501

C

essna 9V

3727V

22A

53293

914

71V

27V

21V

r ~ a v i o n 92K

07K

Piner 079

7. estern 81

Slick 933

2.

The

following

is

a

o r t

of p

i l

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f l y i n

s

cheduled

f

l i

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ts

in

the vic

ioi y of Denver b

etween t. le

ho

urs

of 15

00 ::ST

nd 1730

:.:sT

20

Au

gust 1949

in aircraft

s e d

a t o ~ r J Air

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G. c.

Christensen, K L.

Van Allen, E.

L.

Whitaker, N.

la t

Lt

la.jor

1st

Lt

Lt

Col

Colonel

T-6-3942

T-6-3942

T-6-2263

T-6-2263

C-47-6314

Reserve

Pe

rmanent Fa

r ty

Reserve

University

Hanmon, c. c.

Wilcox,

F.

H.

Hanlem,

J .

w.

,

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Captain

C-47-6314

Captain

C-47-6223

Captain

C-47-6223

UNCLAS IF1D

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