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The incident r eferred to in basic nas 'been invcs tiga ted b7 the Intelligence Division of this Headquarters and tr...e follo~I:!Il6 in:'oroation is furnished with numbers approximating the "Guide to Investigation ," Unidentified Aerial Object~:

1. Date of Observ~tlon: Date of Interview:

2. Exact time of Observation: 1530 Mountain

3. Place of Observati on: Peterson Air Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado •

4. Position of Observers : On r~I'I.P in front of operations building.

5. What attr~cted attention to object: One observer was Wntching an ~lrcrnft entering the traffic pattern and sightdd t~ obj ects. Ee t hen ct=~.lled the attentiun o~ the o ther two observe rs to the objeCt3 .

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6. Humber of Objects: Two in fc~a~ic~.

7. ~EParc~t Size: 6 to 8 inc~~s !~ dl~~eter. Observers stated o ~jects atpeared so~etfh..'!.t s:naller a~ t=.e :presuned altitude of 30 ,000 t{I..An a 3-23 would appeer at the 3e..~~ ~,tit".lde .

S . Color of Objects: Color of 1inlightad. frosted e lect ric light

9. Shape: Objects seemed perfectly r ound .

10. Altitude: :C'irst obs erved at 30° above bori ~on.

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13. Direction of flight of obj ects: South to North

14. Time in Sight: 25 to 30 second s .

15. Velocity: Approx~mate~ 12.5 to 15 seconds to cover approxi­mate17 4o,ooo feet.

16. Sound and Col.or: None

17. Trail: Nona •

18. Luminosity: Dull

19. Projections : None •

20. !-laneuver s : Obj ects line este rn when firs t sighted . Roar object overtook l ead obJect when dir ectl y overhead from observers . ObJects disappeared l ine abr~ast.

21. Manner of disappearance: Straight ahead into north at constant altitude.

22. Effect on Clouds: lTo clouds in sky.

23. Additional inforca~ion concerning objects: ~ona

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25. Observers:

(1) Joe R. :Bullock, 11ajor, tJS.A:i, Peterson Air Field, Colorado

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(2) Leonard Fink, M Sgt, t~AF, Line Chief, Peterson Fld , Colo. Spgs .

(3) 1'/alter J. l·torbeck, T Sgt, USAF, Crew CrJ.!ef, !, e terson Fld., Colorado Springs.

26. Usa of Glasses. etc: at time of sighting. Objects

lio obs ervers us ed glasses o:- bi!loculars were not vle~ed throL~h transparent materiel.

27. Radar: l~o re.de.r sets \-/ere in operation in tha vlci.ni ~;y at time •

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23. Local flying scl~ules :

Commercial: 1 DC-3 airborne at Pe t erson Field at 153~! enroute Pueblo , Colo. 1 Dc-4 departed Denver eastbounu at 17,000 ft at 145<)!! . Ho other co=..~erclal traffic in area.

1-tilita.ry: 1 B-29 making RBS run3 on Denv er between llJoo:.t and 1600~·~ operating between 25,000 ond 30 . 000 I~ t I:SL. 1 B-25 operating locally nt Pe t orson Field at 10,000 ft i·:SL on t es t flight. 1-:o othe r oili tary tra.fflc in area.

29. Releasee of t esting devices:

1 :Balloon. ( :?.!03) releas ed at Lo\1ry An at 0815}.{ No balloon releases at Colorado Spring s or Pueblo

30. Remarks: The above information r elative to waatlwr cond itions, balloon releases, and military ond civilian air traffic was obtained fro~ the following s ources:

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SUBJECT: Uni dentified Aerial Phenomena - 29 4 APR 2 9 1949

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1. Reference is made to your l e tt er dated 16 April 1 949 , subjec t: " Aerial Phenomena" .

2. It i s requested the Base Inte l ligence OfEicer i n i ­tiat e a de ta i led inves t i gati on of the unidenti f i ed aer ial ph en omena sightlng r eported by referenced communication .

3 . It is particularl y desired that weather units and other agencies en~aged in at mo s ph e ric research be cont ac t ed for p oss i b l e balloon re l eases prior to time of sighting .

4 . As an aid to t he inva 3tigating officer l n recording t;hrt dea1.rea. de.ta, four ( 1 ) copies of our 'tGuid e to Investl ­g·1.t l on" ar-9 inclode~ herewith.

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Petgrson Air Field, Colorado

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SUBJECT: Aerial Phananena (Flying Discs)

TOI Connu&nding General Fifteenth Air Foro& Colorado Sprin~. Co lorado

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1. Ref SAC Reg 200-5, 13 Dec 48 , the foll o"Ning r eport is subnit;tedt

a. Location and time of sight ing : Peterson Air Field , Colorado, at approximately 1530, 15 Apr 49.

clea r). b. Weather at the time z Vi 3 ibility unlimited (exceptions.lly

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Major Joe R. Bullock ) M/3 gt I.e O!l9. rd Fink ) T/S g t Tio.lter J • ..:orbeck)

All or - Hq Sq, Fifteenth Air Force, Colorado Spri~ gs ,

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