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10073 R E C O ~ D
Denver, Colvrado
I 20 A u ~
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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.
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in
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s i ~ e d on 25 A u ~ s t 1J49 , the f ollo:in ..
of
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Rsdar
1949 .
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ust
1949
~ C T Investig
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Denver,
Co
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on
of 20
u s t 1949
Commandinc iener al
L:)\':r y Ai r r'oroe Base
D
enver,
Col or'ldo
ATTN: e l l i e r . c e
1. An inve
st i
gati
on of
al l
U?pe r
air
end r ada r of
~ e a t h e r
e n c i e s
at or
adjacent to
L
arry
Ai r F
orce ~ s e ,
- enve r,
r ado , li S conducted by t he undersi
gn
ed on t his da te . '
es
u l t s by or
; anization f ol l owJ
a. Act ivi t ies of
j)
et 19-
31
, 1Jth 7;eathe r
{1)
Surface o
bse
rv at i ons (te
le t
Y?e
u e n c e s
i
ndicate
soatte re
d cumulus
ty
pe
clou
ds at 7') )0 t o 8') 0
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
r f
er enc e
t-
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eter
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Co
py upp er ~ i n d
re
?o
r t
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attach
ed.
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
: or t A l ) a t t ~
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20
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(ust 194. 9
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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
Scat
te
r ed cumulus
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
neaa
r
ev
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
OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
U N C L A
S S H ~ E
D
THE INSPECTOR GEN ERA L USAF
. ;
14TH
DI STRIC
T OFF I
CE OF
S PE
CI
AL INV
ESTIOAT
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LOWRY A I R FORCE BASE,
DENVER
, COLORADO
24- 38
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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
,
24- 38 ,
6 September
1949,
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LOWRY AIR
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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
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August
1949
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INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION
REPORT
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1 . Kr. at
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
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25
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ar Bomb S c o r i ~ Sq. Ltr.
26
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25 Aug 48
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)1reotor In te l l igence, Hq. U
SAF
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1)
Al'RC Barkadale AFB, X..
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C.O.
14th Diat
OSI,
Lowry
.1FB
(1)
LAFB
Wint;
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
II
AHD J l AS AMEN OED . ITS
TRANS
M
ISSIO
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THE
REVELATI ON OF I
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NTEH
TS
IN AN Y MA
NNER
TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS
PROHIBIT0 BY
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IT
MAY
NOT IE REPROOUC0
IN WHOl
OR IN
PAR
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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.
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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
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A P P ~
V E D
1 JUNR 1948
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Captain
Captain
Captain
UNCLASSIF ED
3415th Tech
Tng
Wg Lo ry
AFB
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tudent
C-47-9956 University Stude
nt
C-47-2073 U
niv
er sity
C-47-2073 ___Univers y St
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l ' f
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U S ~ \
aat Base Operations
Offic
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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
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1) Surtece
observations
teletype sequences) indicate
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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_.
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inve st i at ion
condu=ted
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AF
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por t , L. :FB , 010 . 9- 3, Hq 3415th ':'ech
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owry AF
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enver , Co
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ted 26 A u ~ u s t
This
lndicates
that
t he
in
vesti
gat
io
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as
conduc
ted
by
E. T. l
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, Capta
in
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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 .
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The
re
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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
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260
1e
g
reea
10. Tactics
or
maneuver St ra ight
l ine of f l i gh
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Evidence of exhaust .
UNCLASSIFlED
a.
b.
c .
d.
e.
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Color of
s
:
oke : un
dete
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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
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lmmediately
Does t
rai l
va
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wi t h s o
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i'ot
Effect on
cl ouds a a p?
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b
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- c l e
ar.
Li
t;hts a None
12.
13.
14
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20 .
Suppo
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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
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t obs e
rv e
d.
S d
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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
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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
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t h o r o u
h l y f ~
l i a r
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qualified
t o d
eter
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in
c
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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
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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:
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C o t r m n t s
of r
a..;Rrdin"" t 'le
inte l l i cnco
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of
pe
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o ~ . 9 . t e d .
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OFFICE THE 'S
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3415th Teohn ic
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SUBJECT a
Re
port
of Aircraft
TO
a
Commanding General
Lowry Ai r
r c e Baae
Denver,
ATTN: ran
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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
ots
f l y i n
s
cheduled
f
l i
: h
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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Lt
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Col
Colonel
T-6-3942
T-6-3942
T-6-2263
T-6-2263
C-47-6314
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Pe
rmanent Fa
r ty
Reserve
University
Hanmon, c. c.
Wilcox,
F.
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Hanlem,
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Captain
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Captain
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