Buckley Space Force Base says no threat after report of suspected explosives

Officials with the U.S. Space Force say there's no threat at Buckley Space Force Base after it received reports of a suspected explosive device at a vehicle inspection bay around 10:30 a.m. on Monday.

A 1,000-foot safety cordon was set up around that bay in building 510, and the Aurora Police Department was assisting in traffic control. Space Force officials said to expect delays at the base's 6th Avenue entrance gate, but as of 2:15 p.m., normal operations had resumed.

CBS News Colorado's helicopter flew over the scene and captured images of base security personnel and local law enforcement and fire rescue vehicles near that inspection bay.

Around 12:40 p.m., a bomb squad technician was seen in protective gear inspecting a truck at the vehicle inspection bay with a robot and other equipment.

Aurora police said just before 11:30 a.m. that East 6th Avenue is closed in both directions between Tower Road and East Stephen D. Hogan Parkway. Around 2 p.m., the department said the road had reopened.

Buckley Space Force Base sits just west of E-470 and south of East 6th Avenue, and is about 20 miles east of downtown Denver and 15 miles south of Denver International Airport.

It's one of seven Space Force bases in the U.S. and one of three in Colorado; the other two are Peterson Space Force Base and Schriever Space Force Base, both in Colorado Springs.

Formerly Buckley Air Force Base, the land it sits on was bought by the City of Denver in 1938 and has served as a military garrison under the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Navy at various times in its history.

It houses Space Delta 4, the 140th Wing of the Colorado Air National Guard, and various other units.