Colorado Springs, ColoradoApril 1954

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Summary

On April 1, 1954, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a military witness observed an object traveling north in a straight and level course at extremely high speed. The sighting lasted 10 seconds and was observed from the ground. The object was round and red in color. An Air Force intelligence officer, Major J. D. Smith, concluded the sighting was probably a shooting star. The official Air Force evaluation was astronomical in nature, specifically meteor.

Reported location

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date of incident

April 1954

State / country

CO / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

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PROJECT BLUE BOOK RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP
1 Apr 54 (Z)

2. LOCATION
Colorado Springs, Colorado

3. SOURCE
Military

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
10 seconds

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground visual

7. COURSE
North

8. PHOTOS
No Yes

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No

10. CONCLUSION
WAS ASTRONOMICAL: METEOR

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Round, red, extremely rapid, straight and level course.
METEOR.

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