Camp Carson, ColoradoFebruary 1958

Unidentified

Summary

On February 1, 1958, at Camp Carson, Colorado, a civilian reported seeing four distinct parallel lines burning like flares and pointing downward. The object was about the size of a pencil and red-orange in color. The witness observed it for four minutes as it faded from bright fiery color to pink and then out. The object remained stationary. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as unidentified. A major with the 39th Infantry, First Battle Group at Fort Carson noted the typical characteristic and description of contrails seen near or at sunset as emanating from either multi-engine aircraft in formation.

Reported location

Camp Carson, Colorado

Date of incident

February 1958

State / country

CO / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 32

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
1 FEB 58 | Camp Carson, Colorado | Was Balloon
 | | Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Possibly Balloon
Local | Ground-Visual | Was Aircraft
GMT 02/00267 | Ground-Radar | Probably Aircraft
 | Air-Visual | Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | Air-Intercept Radar | Was Astronomical
Yes | 6. SOURCE | Probably Astronomical
No | Civilian | Possibly Astronomical
 | | Other Contrails
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE | Insufficient Data for Evaluation
4 mins | four lines | Stationary | Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS
Four distinct parallel lines burning | This is a typical characteristic
like flares & pointing down, the size | & description of contrails seen
of a pencil, color red-orange. Extrem- | near or at sunset as emanating
ely far away. Faded fm a bright firey | fm either multi-engine a/c or a/c
color to pink then out. | in formation.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28976960