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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9170641

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONCAMPCARSON COLORADO

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UNCLASSIFIED
Camp Carson, Colorado . 2h, December 1952

Ie Description of Incident

Observers at Camp Carson sighted a silvery midentified flying object at
0617 HST. It appeared circular in shape about tte size of a baseball, changing
later to a "tear-shaped" configuration and hovered in view for two to three
minutes after which it disappeared at a high rate of speed. Observers wore
three airmen assigned to this base and all state< that the unknown object was
located south of their observation point. The otject emitted an intermittent
white light while in view.

II. Discussion of Incident

Although the sighting took place two hours efter a scheduled piball balloon
release at Pueblo, Colorado, this rerort has bee: evaluated as possibly balloon
due to the description. Its tear-drop shape indicates that it may be a large
pear-shaped upper air research balloon with a pilot light. ATIC has not yet had
the opportunity to check the object against knowz upper air research balloon
tracks but tentatively evaluates the sighting as shown below.

III. Conclusion

Possibly balloon.

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