PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968840

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONPeterson Field Colorado Springs Colorado

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2/ Peterson Field D Was Balloon
August 1957 Colorado Sorings, Colorado 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP |4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 0218(N) Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probobly Aircraft
GMT 22/02482 XX Air Vi sual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE XWas Astronomicol
Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical
Military D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
10 minutes two descending Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two objects round, size of nickel, Venus & Jupiter.
color white.One/below the other.
Objs bobbing descending behind Pike's
Peak.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV V 26 SEP 52)
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1.H. NONE 1.I. NONE PD 2./A. BRIGHTNESS OF OBJECTS 2.B. FORTY DEGREES (
ELEVATION CMM TWO SEVEN ZERO DEGREES AZIMUTH 2.C. SAME 2.D. BOBBING C
2.E. DESCENDING BEHIND PIKES PEAK 2.F. TEN MINUTES PD 3.A. GROUND
VISUAL AND AIR VISUAL 3.B. NONE KNOWN 3.C. T-33 AIRCRAFT FLYING (
10,900 FEET HOME STATION PETERSON FIELD COLORADO PD 4.A. 22/0248Z AUG
57 4.B. NIGHT PD 5. PETERSON FIELD CMM COLORADO SPRINGS CMM COLORADO PD
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ABRON CMM RELIABILITY FAIR PD 7.A. CLOUDY PD B. SURFACE/NORTH/4KNOTS C
10,000/190/8 KNOTS; NO FURTHER ALTITUDES AVAILABLE PD C. 6500 FEET
BROKEN CMM 13,000 COVER PD D. 65 MILES PD E. BROKEN PD F. NONE PD 8. C
NONE PDS9. NONE I NONE IN AREA OF OBJECT CMM CIVILIAN AND MILITARY (
AIRCRAFT IN PETERSON PATTERN PD 11. OPERATIONS OFFICER CMM 1006TH H AISS
CLN SIGHTING CAUSED BY WEATHER BALLON PD 12. NONE PD END C
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