Aurora, ColoradoSeptember 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 27, 1960, a civilian in Aurora, Colorado, reported objects at 0422 (about 9:22 p.m. local), at night under bright moonlight. The witness saw six round, red or maroon objects the size of a pea. They flew in a V formation, then split into a straight line and faded slowly toward the south. The sighting lasted about 30 seconds. There was no sound and no tail. The sky had high scattered cirrus with visibility over 15 miles. The single witness's reliability was reported as doubtful. The Air Force listed the case as insufficient data.

Reported location

Aurora, Colorado

Date of incident

September 1960

State / country

CO / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 40

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EF Ta PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
§ 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: \ 0 Wos Bolloon
E 27 Sep 60 Aurora, Colorado 8 Probaly Bulnon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION S. SENEWE DUewh
: O Was Aicraft
j PE A he Sh ERA CR SERN BD Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar a Probably Aireroft
4 GMT 28/04227 0 AirVisuol 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
J 5. PHOTOS : » SOURCE O Was Astronomical :
’ O Yes O Probably Astronomico
3 30 Ne Civilian : DO Possibly Astronomical
4 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CER ERR Nr
3 B Insufficient Date for Evaluation
1 30 sec: six S &  Oaows
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
: Six round, red or maroon objects, size of pea. This is a one witness case reported by
Had "V" formation, then split up to a straight | a witness whose reliability is reported
’ Pp h » J
i line and faded slowly to S. as "doubtful." This case is categorized
insufficient data.
ATIC FORM 3129 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28989395