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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  17 June 1960 | Littleton, Colorado | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2040 GMT 18/0340Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2-3 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE down to left  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF …

June 17, 1960
4720 Bow Mar Dr.
Littleton, Colo.

Please do the form letter
insufficient copy
and send questionnaire

To Whom It May Concern:

On the evening of June 17, 1960 at approximately 8:40
a brilliant white object appeared in the sky. As far as
I could reckon, it was about 50-60 degrees above the
horizon at a direction of 250-260 degrees southeast.

It appeared only for about 2 to 3 seconds and in that time it
moved very rapidly downward and to the left the brightness
decreasing very rapidly.

I realize that this information may be of very little
value, but I am a Engineering Physics ma…

oi-3d/Tacker/jt/72291
17 JUNE 1960
LITTLETON COLO

23 June 1960

Dear Mr. [redacted]

This is to acknowledge your letter of 17 June regarding the sighting of an unidentified flying object by you.

Your letter contains insufficient information for a valid conclusion. Therefore, request you complete the attached Air Force Questionnaires in regard to the sighting and forward the completed paper to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Sincerely,

LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Public Information Division
Office of Information

Inclosure

Mr. [redacted…