Colorado Springs, ColoradoMay 1956

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Summary

On May 9, 1956, a civilian in Colorado Springs, Colorado reported seeing one round object about the size of a small pea held at arm's length. The object was fluorescent white and streaked across the sky overhead. The sighting lasted three seconds. About thirty seconds after the object disappeared, an explosion was heard. Upon investigation, the observer stated he thought the object was a meteor but reported it because of publicity given to a UFO report in Pueblo, Colorado. The Air Force concluded the sighting was a meteor.

Reported location

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date of incident

May 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 | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS
9 May 1956 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Was Balloon
 | | Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Possibly Balloon
Loeal | X Ground-Visual | Ground-Radar | Was Aircraft
GMT 10/0320Z | | Air-Visual | Air-Intercept Radar | Probably Aircraft
 | | | | Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | Was Astronomical
Yes | Civilian | Probably Astronomical
X No | | Possibly Astronomical
 | | Other
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE | Insufficient Data for Evaluation
three seconds | one | overhead to | Unknown
 | | NE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | 11. COMMENTS
One object round, the size of a small | Upon investigation the observer
pea held at arms length, fluorescent | stated that he thought the obj-
white in color appeared to "streak" | ect to be a meteor but had
across the sky. Approximately 30 | reported it because of the
seconds after the object disappeared | publicity given to UFOB's report-ed
an explosion was heard. | in Pueblo, Colorado.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 52)

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