Colorado Springs, ColoradoSeptember 1956

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Summary

On September 27, 1956, an observer near Colorado Springs, Colorado reported one round, bright object with an orange tinge and a blurred outline. It had an orangish tail about twenty times the size of the main body. The object was seen for about two to three seconds and moved downward.

The object was first seen at about 60 degrees elevation and 250 degrees azimuth and was last seen at about 10 degrees elevation. The Air Force said the size, tail, duration, and flight path indicated the sighting was caused by a meteor. The conclusion was astronomical.

Reported location

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date of incident

September 1956

State / country

CO / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 00 Was Balloon
27 _Sentember 14586 Colorado Springs, Colorado |O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TORY Sten
, ’ 0 Was Aircraft
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TR SS — 0 Ground-Visval O Ground-Rodar Q Probably Aircraft
CMT aZlIR047 0 Air Visvol O Air-Intercopt Radar |D Possibly Ai reraft
5. PHOTOS + SOURCE 0. Was Astronomical Lo OY
C Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
2.0 No Civilian DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH CF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CER CR A
streakino O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
i id og 0 Unknown
two to throce seconds ono downward
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 1%. COMMENTS
One round bright object with oraage This sighting conforms completely
tinge - outline blurred - with an to the criteria for an astro.
orangish tail about 20 times the Size, tail, duration, and flight
size of ths main body, Object first path indicate this sighting was
seen at 60 dgr elevation and 250 dgr caused by meteor,
azimuth, Object last seen at 10 dgr
elevation & 250dgr azimuth, Object
streaked down at approx 75 dgr angle
at a very high rate of speed, Cbj
disappeared by going behind the first
range of mountains, Object was obser
ved visually for two to three seconds.
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