PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970786

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONColorado Springs Colorado

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
17 December 1957 Colorado Springs, Colorado 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_1806 MST xKGround-Vi sual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 18/0106Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Xx Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
XKNo Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS - 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
West Unknown
2 - 3 seconds one
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object like comet streak with roundish Object like comet streak with roundish The description, flight path & The description, flight path &
front, bax front, bBx tapering toward rear with time duration is of a meteor.
sparks, size pea, bluish whie. No
sound.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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ROULIS FRONT,
MITH STREAM CE FLIGHT (G DPEARED TC TAPER TO POINT TO TAIL
(H) NO SOUND (I) TAVEELIN CROSS HCRIZOS, DISAPPEARED (EXA) IA-
(D) SAME AS 11
(3) (A) CROUND
NICT (E)(A) O"SERVER OEJECT 333 N. EL PASO, COLORADO SPRINSS COLO-
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HDoetMeRuTaaeS!
PAGE TWO RJEDON 176
RADC. HOME ADI (6)(A) CIVILIAN,
dasy CON-
STRUCTION ENGINEER (7) (A) CLEAR (B) WINDS FROM NW-15MPH (C)
UNLIKITED (D) CLEAR (E NO CLCUDS IN DIRECTION OF UFOP (F) NOT
APPLICABLE (8) NCT APPLICARLE (9) NOT APPLICAELE () NOT
APPLICAFLE (11) ILT WILLIAM T. NIVEN, ASSISTANT CHIEF, SUPPORT APPLICAPLE (11) ILT WILLIAM T. NIVEN, ASSISTANT CHIEF, SUPPORT
LIVISION, ADODI, ADC INTELLIGENCE. THIS REPORT WAS COPIED
EY THE ADC STAFF DUTY BY THE ADC STAFF FFICER AND HANDED TO LT NIVEN AT CER AND HANDED TO LT NIVEN AT , 18
DEC 57. LT NIVEN DEC 57. LT NIVEN IME AND DIRECTION OF
REPLATED CHJECT AND BELIEVED IT TO AEACATED CTJECT AND BELIEVED IT TE A A SHOCTING STAR. SHOOTINC STAR.
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0 B REPORT (Contd)
H. Position, title, and comments of the pr-paring officer, including his
preliminary analysis of the possible cause the sightings:
John C. Cross, Captain, USAF, Commander - Aircraft, pe
passing line of sight with planet Venus.
I. Existence of physical su ch mo rials and photographs:
J. Other information that might be of value in this repqrt:
Observed by llowing people.
Palisade, Colorado
Service Station Attendant
Grand Junction, Colorado
Butcher
US Naval Security Activity
A.P.0. 331 A.P.0. 331
San Francisco, ornia
Palisade, Colorado
Service station attendant
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