USAF · 1947 to 1969
Project Blue Book Case Files
The U.S. Air Force's 22-year investigation into reported UFO incidents, drawn from the National Archives. Each case below has a journalistic summary written from the original file. Use the search box to find a place or date, or filter by state and year.
8 cases in CO from 1960 · page 1 of 1
40 mi E Grand Junction, CO
1960 · unknownA T-33 pilot flying east of Grand Junction, Colorado saw a bright object in the night sky in September 1960. The object appeared straight ahead at 30 degrees above the horizon and…
Aurora, CO
1960 · unknownOn 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 o…
Boulder, CO
1960 · unknownOn September 30, 1960, a civilian in Boulder, Colorado, reported an object at 0840 (about 9:40 p.m. local), at night under a bright, clear sky. The witness, who had radar and elect…
Englewood, CO
1960 · unknownOn a September night in 1960, an observer in Englewood, Colorado saw a white light moving overhead in ways that seemed unlike any aircraft. The object stopped in mid-flight and cha…
Grand Junction, CO
1960 · unknownOn September 29, 1960, civilian observers in Colorado and New Mexico reported seeing an unusual flying object. People at the Federal Aviation Administration stations in Grand Junct…
Leadville, CO
1960 · unknownOn the morning of June 4, 1960, a Canadian tourist visiting Leadville, Colorado witnessed something unusual in the sky. Between 0620 and 0730 (6:20 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.), the observe…
Littleton, CO
1960 · unknownOn June 17, 1960, a witness near Littleton, Colorado, saw a bright object in the sky. The card lists one object moving rapidly. The time was about 8:40 p.m. local time. The object…
Littleton, CO
1960 · unknownOn August 20, 1960, an observer in Littleton, Colorado watched what appeared to be a tear drop-shaped object about the size of a basketball for twenty to thirty minutes. The object…
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