Aurora, ColoradoAugust 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 26, 1962, at 1845 (6:45 p.m.), just after sunset, a man reported an object over Del Mar Park in Aurora, Colorado. The witness was in the Marine Corps recruiting service. The sky was in dusk, with no stars yet and Venus not yet risen. The sighting lasted only seconds.

The man said the object was much larger than a DC-8 jet, about twice its size. It came from the west over the mountains, heading east, and was golden in color, brighter than Venus. Its core was a golden gray, darker than the rest. The shape was between an egg and a cigar. It made a right angle turn and headed south, then made another right angle turn and went straight up. It then appeared to start a backward roll and was lost from sight. The brightness stayed constant.

The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force noted the possibility of light reflected from a bird but said the data was not conclusive. The case was considered insufficient data because the quality of the information was not enough for a firm analysis.

Reported location

Aurora, Colorado

Date of incident

August 1962

State / country

CO / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

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| PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD | i
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 1
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION patton Bvddished dy |
1845 : ; 1 Was Airerafe
AT EMGIRES 1» he 4 Oa a Ground-Visvol O Ground-Radar 0 Probobly Aircraft
CMT. 27/01 407 2 Ai~Visval O Air-Intercopt Rader | Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
GC Yes 3 Probably Astronomical
+0 No Hii tapy DO Possibly Astronomical :
7. LENGTH OF QASERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE is
DY Insufficient Doto far Evaluation
{ 0 Unknown
I seconds one variod had
110, BRIERE SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Sighting just after sunset in dusk, No| Possibility of light reflected
stars, Object larger than DC-8(about fm bird; however, data not
2X) appearing at West over mountains conclusive. Case considered as
approaching in Easterly direction, insufficient data bhecnuse the
Golden in color, brighter than Vénus quality of the information is
J-4X, Core of obj golden grey & darker| not sufficient for a firm analy-
than remainder. Shape between egg % sis,
cigar, Finger width above horizon. :
Made right angle turn & hesaded South
for distance viewed thru 2 telephone
poles, made another right angle turn & went straight up, Did backward
roll & was lost fm sight, Brightness ponstant during sighting. §
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