302548818.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  31 March 66 01/0215Z | LaJunta, Colorado  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | 1. A/C 2. Satellite (EGIO II) ☑  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  Two | Two objects sighted two minutes apart. One was traveling south to north and weaving side to side. The other was travelling from NW to SE and weaving side to side. Objects disappeared into the clouds. Military and civilian air traffic in the area at the time of the sighting. Also ECHO satellite southeast bound at this time.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBS…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 32356 (5 Apr 66) 0/rph
ADV CY DIA
Pg 1 of 4

ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAF-OS-3, DIA-1 (15)
SMB C169RTTU JAW RUWMFVA5709 0951844-UUUU--RUEBHQA

ZNR UUUUU
R 051844Z
FM 4600ABWG ENT AFB COLO
TO RUEBHQA/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
RUEBHQA/CSAF
ZEN/NORAD
ZEN/ADC
RUEBBAA/AFSC
RUWGKG/10AF RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO
ZEN/4600ABW
BT
UNCLAS WGOOT-B 00678 APR 66.

FOR: SECRETARY OF THE AF (SAFOI); CSAF (AFNIN); NORAD (NINT); ADC (ADOCP) AND (ADCIO-P); AFSC (FTD), 4600ABW (WGOOT). UFO, UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REP…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 32356 (5 Apr 66) Pg 2 of 4

(4) TWO
(5) TRAVELING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TWO MINUTES APRT.
PAGE 2 RUWMFVA5709 UNCLAS
(6) N/A
(7) N/A
(8) N/A
(9) N/A

B. (1) UNK
(2) APPROXIMATELY OVERHEAD
(8) UNK
(4) ONE OBJECT TRAVELING SOUTH TO NORTH AND WEAVING
SIDE TO SIDE. ONE OBJECT TRAVELING NW TO SE AND WEAVING
SIDE TO SIDE.

K5) INTO CLOUDS
(6) ONE MINUTE

C. (1) GROUND-VISUAL
(2) N/A
(3) N/A

D. (1) 0215Z/1 APRIL 1966
(2) NIGHT

AFHQ FORM JAN 65 0-309C
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 32356 (5 Apr 66) Pg 3 of 4

E. LA JUNTA, COLORADO

F. (1) , UNK, , LA JUNTA, COLORADO, STUDENT, .

PAGE 3 RUWMFVA5709 UNCLAS

(2) N/A

G. (1) SCATTERED/BROKEN CLOUDS

(2) SURFACE 09/05, 6000'32/15, 10000'31/20, 16000'32/20, 20000'31/35, 30000'31/50, 50000'31/40, 80000'UNK.

(3) 16000 BROKEN WITH HIGH OVERCAST

K4) 15 PLUS

(5) OVERCAST WITH SOME BREAKS

(6) N/A

(7) NOT AVAILABLE

H. N/A

I. N/A

J. MILITARY AND CIVIL AIR TRAFFIC NORTHBOUND THE LA JUNTA AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING. ECHO SATELLITE SOUTHEAST BOUN…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 32356 (5 Apr 66) Pg 4 of 4

PETERSON FIELD, COLO. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS: COMMENTS IN SUB PARA J INDICATE OBJECTS WERE A SATELLITE PLUS AN AIRCRAFT.

L. N/A
BT
NNNN

AFHQ FORM JAN 65 0-309C
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