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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

DATE ° 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

ae os ; A 0 Wes Balloon
26 September 1956 Crais, Colorado OD Probably Bolloon

DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
x i O Wes Aircraft
Loeal XO} Ground-Vi suel D Ground-Rodor OX Proboble: Aireroft

OMT. 27/0 1552Z 0 Air Visuol D Air-Intercopt Redor | Possibly Aircroft

PHOTC » SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XG he Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical

LENGTH OF O3SERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE QD =
North to 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluction

ten minutes fourteen Southeast 7 Soe

BRIZF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
Approximately 14 lights arranged as Contact w/Frontier Air Lines indi
a String as described: uniform in cates that airline flys over Crai
distance and appeared to be similar on the flight fm Salt Lake City to
to a string of cabin lights on a modefn Denver. Flight left Salt Leake
passenger aircraft as seen from the at 1805, Description & duration o
ground, O}ject was traveling from the] sighting indicates sighting cause
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North to the Southoast at approximate y by a/c, probably DC-3 commercial
one or two thousand feet altitude, Since there was an absence of soun
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ports was onserved visually for ten Jand the Frontier flight could not
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inutes have traveled, if on schedule, fm
Salt Lake to Craig in 50 minutes
case evaluated as probably

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URTACIMANT yy | |
LOTT GRONMD OBSERVER sogapRON
PeO. Bax 1092

Colorado Springs, Cola aco

2 Oetober 1956

SUBJECT: Waldesatified Flying Cbject

TOs Commander |
LE029a Air TIatelligerce Servica Squadroa |
ATTN: ATSOO
Eat Air Forces Bass
Colorado Seriags, Colarado

Ths inclosed report of an unideatified Tlying object is forwardad
im accordaacs with phone conversation betveea Lt. Muchyowsxy, your
orgaaizatioa aad Lt. “ingery, this urit.

POR THE COMMANDER:

HUGH EF, KINGERY
lst Lt., UCAF
Adjutant

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On the morning of 28 Sep 56, the undersicned interviewed Mr

qe, 221 nis wife Mrs MMPs i-, recarding

a report of an unidentified object seen movins over the Crair
area the evening of 26 September 1956.

The object is described as a string of lights, approximately ten,
preceded by three or four lichts, smaller and immediately above
and slichtly ahead of the others. These lights were uniform in
distance, and appeared to be similar to 4 strins of cabin
lights on a modern passenger a/c as seen from the ground,

Description would seem to follow the folg diagrams

oood0o0ntoen a rs

The shape and color of the object, are unlmown, as it wes dark
at the time of sichting. No other liehts were sichted, so it is
not known if the object had wings or tail structure. No smoke
or vapor trail was seen, also because of darkness.

The lichts were first sichted by ‘ir Fi 2s he was climbing the
outside stairs to his second floor apartment in down town Craig.
He said his attention was first called to the object when a bright
flash in the sky caught his eye. He then watched the lights move
from 2 point approximately one mile directly north of Craig

south east till it passed out of sight, to tne south easte

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Approximate speed of the object was 85 to 100 MPH. As the object

flew by, a bright light similar to a carbon are light began
flashing on and off. In “Qe words "looked much like an
airplane beacon flashing." It continued till object was cone.

At no time during the observation was any sound heard, Which

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is stranve in view of the fact that. it vassed almost directly over
Craig. iE > eLicves the object was roughly one to two thousand

feet above the rround.

There were three other witnesses to this action. All agree on time,
course and visual characteristics. Object was first sichted at
0155 Zebra time, and was in sight approximately 10 minutes. It
was first sighted at crid coordinates November Lima 2732, and flew
a direct course to November Lima 3031, where it passed ont of sight.
The lirht was still flashing with rerularity, seeming to be on top
of, or on the stern section of the object.
Weather was fair, no cloud cover, with thin haze in the east.
No wind, temperature 55-50.
‘na is 28, employed as a nicht baker, veteran of the

Navy (Security Dept). Mailing address, Craig.

Other witnesses: Mrs QM, (wife)
_iiipee: (fo ther)
Mro@@iiiim (mother)

This report was first made to James M, Puche, Moffat by CD
in Craic.e Mr Pughe checked with Craig airport. No a/c had taken

off or landed there recently.

A check with GCC posts in this area has been nevative as rezards

any object of this description.

/s/ ©, Nelson

This is a Certified Tine Copy

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CHARLES W. GODSEY, Captain, yar
Assistant Adjutant