PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
, 0 Was Balloon
27. Sentember 1956 Colorado Springs, Colorado j|@ alge 4 Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a a Siatiaaaas
) ; O Was Aircraft
Local * 0 Ground- Vi sual D0 Ground-Rodar G Probably Aircraft
GMT ST /ABOAZ 0 Air Vi suol O Alr-Intorcept Radar | Pessidly Aircraft
5. PHOTO « SOURCE O Wes Astronomical 2 EC Or
Ci Yes QO Probably Astronomical
x0 Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Se) Il cn ientuenetcintiatineiitettercnees
streaking O Insufficient Date for Evaluation
‘ = 0 Unknown
two to three second: one downward
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

One round bright object with orange
tinge - outline blurred — with an
orangish tail about 20 times the

Size of the main body, Object first
seen at 60 der elevation and 250 dzgr
azimuth. Object last seen at 10 der
Clevation & 250dgr azimuth, Object
streaked down at approx 75 dgr angle
ata very high rate of speed, CGbj
disappearod by going behind the first
range of mountains. Object was obser
ved visually for two to three seconds,

This sighting conforms completely
to the criteria for an astro,
Size, tail, duration, and flight
path indicate this sighting was
caused by meteor,

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/UNCLAS/AISOC 2879 PD SUBJECT CLN UFOB PD
(2) €A5 ROUND DASH OUTLINED BLURRED PD (B) PEA (C) BRIGHT WITH
ORANGE TINGE PD (D) ONE (E) N/A CF) TAIL ¢@D “ORANGISH TAIL
ABOUT TWENTY TIMES DIAMETER OF MAIN BODY PD CH) NONE (1) NONE
PD (2) CA) GLANCED AT SKY AND NOTICED BRIGHT OBJECT PD (2) 6¢
DEGREES ELEVATION AND 258 DEGREES AZIMUTH PD ¢p) (C) 10 DELREES
ELEVATION AND 256 DEGREES AZIMUTH PD (D) STREAKED DOWN AT
APPROXIMATELY 75 DEGREE ANGLE AT VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED PD CE)
WENT BEHIND FIRST RANGE OF MOUNTAINS PD (F) TWO TO THREE SECONDS
PD (3) (A) GROUND VISUAL PD (B) NONE (C) N/A PD

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C4) €A) 27/16642 SEP 56 PD (B) DAY PD
(5) “THREE OBSERVERS AT COLORADO SPRINGS (3S49N 104494) CIM

ONE OBSERVER TEN MILES NORTH OF COLORADO SPRINGS PD

(6) CA) Py CAA CONTROL TOWER, PETERSON FIELD, COLO-

RADO SPRINGS, CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR PD HRs Papa,
COLORADO SPRINGS PD MRS Quy

VE, PoudER, CoLoRApo PD (3) N/A PD

(7) €4) CLEAR PD (B) 6,999/279/10; 19,098/319/19; 16,999/239/12;
3% ,959/230/18; 33,933/349/25; 50,999/323,50 PD (C) SLASH DASH

BROKEN PD (D) FIFTEEN PLUS PD (E) SEVEN SLASH TEN PD (F) N/A

Pp (8) SEE COMMENTS PD (9) NONE (1%) NONE (11) ASSISTANT
OPERATIONS CONTROL OFFICER, 2/LT JOSEPH A. MACHYOWSKY, SPOKE WITH
T¥O OF THE FOUR SOURCES; AND DETERMINED THAT CAUSE OF SIGHTING

WAS A DAYTIME METEOR PD €12) NONE PD
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