1 Mi E Of Denver, ColoradoAugust 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 5, 1956, at 6:04 a.m. local time, one mile east of Denver, Colorado, a civilian observer reported seeing six round, pale orange colored objects flying in an approximate triangular formation for about 10 seconds. The objects moved in a straight line across the sky. According to the witness description and Air Force comments, the distance the objects traveled in 10 seconds and paired description suggest meteors. The Air Force concluded the sighting was most probably caused by meteors.

Reported location

1 Mi E Of Denver, Colorado

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

CO / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 5 August 1956
2. LOCATION: 1 Mi E of Denver, Colorado
3. DATE/TIME GROUP: Local GMT 06/0400Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual, Air-Visual
5. PHOTOS: No
6. SOURCE: Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 10 seconds
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: six
9. COURSE: 1340 to 300
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Six round pale orange colored objects, six objects in approximate size of a pea flying in triangular formation. Ten seconds in sight. Flight path straight.

12. CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Meteor, Probably Astronomical Meteor, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Date for Evaluation, Unknown

11. COMMENTS: Distance traveled in 10 seconds and paired description indicate meteors. Observation of meteors most probable cause.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28966671