Colorado Springs, ColoradoMay 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On May 29, 1955, both civilian and military witnesses in Colorado Springs, Colorado reported one object. It was reported by phone to the duty officer at the headquarters of an Air Force intelligence squadron. The sighting lasted about thirty minutes.

The duty officer and other personnel saw a large, white, circular object with a package attached. It drifted slowly to the west.

The Air Force record lists the conclusion as a Moby Dick balloon. A check with Lowry Air Force Base showed three Moby Dick balloons were released during the day on May 29, 1955. One of them was plotted to be over Colorado Springs at the time of the sighting. There was no report in the file.

Reported location

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date of incident

May 1955

State / country

CO / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD | |
{ I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS :
| Was Balloon
29 May 1955 | Colorado Springs,Colovado (8 odd “ole SEE
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
RAT aad iii di KXGround- Visual 0 Ground-Radar " ie Ga
cMT29/2300% RH i 0 Air- Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
TNE Ts ess eRe CE SURREY a eRe sn EEE Ae Arana mied
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
&X No | Civilian & Military = wey, Revoemee)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION TH bites onl HR hay POO AR EAE AE ;
0 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
0 Unknown

thirty minutes | one drifting Wesit ad)

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

One UFO was reported to Duty Officer Moby Dick balloon.

at hq, 4602d AISS, directly by phone,

Duty officer as well as other personne

noted objectd to be large white,
>ircular object with a package attached,

- Prifting slowly to the West. Check wit

Lowry AFB showed three Moby Dick ballogns

eleased during day of 29 May 1955. On

vas plotted to be over Colorado Springs,

Colorado at time of sighting, | No Report In File,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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