PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7069767

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONFountain Colorado

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
22 August 1956 Fountain, Colorado o Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Locel R:Ground-Visuel Ground-Radar Was Aireraft
0 Probably Aireroft
GMT_22/1050Z AinVisuel Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE BX Was Astronomical Venus
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomicel
DNe Civilian o Possibly Astronomical
L ENGth of OBSErvatiOn 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other.
Insufficient tion
0 Unknown
thirty five minutes one in orbit
10. BRIEF SUMMARY tY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round object with a vith a number of Characteristics of sighting are
points which sappeared leaving those of astro (Venus).
a tear-shaped a tear-shape Object was size was size
of a of a length.
Object was much brighte Object was than
and had the same color. and had colo Object was ini
tially sighte tiallv sighted at appr dgr
azimuth igr elevati O0ject was
viewed vissually for 35 minutes and
disappeared after sunrise.
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