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CASE REFERENCE6785833

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONColorado Springs Colorado

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12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircrofe

POX Wes Astronomical Meteor |
QO Probably Astronomical

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O Possibly Astronomicel

Insufficient Date for Evaluation

2. LOCATION
9 May 1956 __| Colorado,Springs, Colorado
3. DATE*TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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cmt____19/0320Z D Air Visual 0 Air-intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS (6. SOURCE
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1k No Civilian kab.
7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
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three seconds one overhead to Ne

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One object round, the size of a small
pea held at arms length, fluorescent
white in color appeared to "streak
across the sky."' Approximately 30
seconds after the object disappeared
an explosion was heard.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

11, COMMENTS

Upon investigation the observer
stated that he thought the obj-
ect to be a meteor but had
reported it because of the
publicity given to UFOB's report
in Pueblo, Cdorado,.

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