PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785872

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONHugo Colorado

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2 December 1956 Hugo, Colorado 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP |4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local__ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
GMT 03/0425Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
Civilian (GOC) Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
five minutes three East to West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Three white to yellowish lights Report received by telephone
(appeared as one obj graduated in from Colorado Springs GOC
size fm siz size base- Filter Center. Rpt indicated
ball at bjs were seen possible a/c sighting. Dura-
skimming SU Objs moved tion & flashing lights consis-
fm E to fading llows: tent with this analysis.
first te ight. dle light,
then bottom light aft aving been
observed visually for ve minutes.
Flashing lights present.
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ACTION
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RR RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJWFDN OSS DEC 3
DE RJEDEN 331 12:55 J
R 0315452
FM COMDR 46X2D AISS ENT AFB COLO
TO RJWFDN/CONDR 34 ITH AIR DIVISION DEFENENCE KIRTLAND AFB NM C
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB
OHUO
RJEPHO/DIRECTOR OF I RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE EADQUARTERS INTELLIGENCE EADQUARTERS USAF VASHINGTON USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC 25 DC (
BT BT
/UNCLAS/AISOC 1054 PD THIS IS A UFOB MESSAGE PD J
1. A. RESEMBLED THREE (
25 FEET BETUEEN LIGHTS PD LIGHTS WERE GRADUATED 25 FEET BETWEEN I LIGHTS PD LIGHTS WERE GRADUATED
WITH TOPPLIGHT BEING THE SIZE OF A PEA WITH TOPPLIGHT BEING THE SIZE OF A PEA CMN THE BOTTOM LIGHT CMM THE BOTTOM LIGHT THE ~
THE
SIZE OF A BASEBALL PD C. WHITE SOMETIMES APPEARING YELLOWISH PBOOGD. THE (
E. NO VARIATION PD F. NONE G. NONE H. NONE I. ,9,3 NONE PD
2. A. JUST MOTICED THREE LIGHTS FLASHING TOEM POLE FASHION PD
B. JUST SKIIING ALONG SURFACE PD C. SAME AS B. ABOVE
C. FROM EAST TO WEST PD E. FIRST TOP LIGHT CMN THEN MIDDLE CMI
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PAGE TWO RJEDEN 1
THE BOTTOM LIGHT FADED D OUT PD •
F. APPROX FIVE MINUTES 3. A. GROUID VISIUAL PD B. NONE C. NY/A PD
4. A. C304257 B. NOGHT PD EJBK 321C H 0 0 . .
6. A. MRS AGE 25 OCCLPATION RANCHER
AGE 34 HUGO COLORALO RANCHER FD
5,220/280/109 OPHPPPMTPOPV RPPP
S, NONE 9, NONE 1O, HONE PD
11. ASSISTNT OPERATIONS CONTROL OFFICER PD DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTO
INDICATE AIRCRAFT PD cYanmaGYelow Cili
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