Hosperus, ColoradoAugust 1956

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Summary

On August 1, 1956, a civilian observer in Hosperus, Colorado reported seeing one yellowish funnel-shaped object. The observation was ground-visual. The object appeared stationary at first, then moved heading southeast and ascending. The witness observed the object for one hour and 25 minutes before it disappeared by ascending. No photos were taken. The Air Force concluded the sighting was probably caused by a balloon. Evaluation: Probably Balloon.

Reported location

Hosperus, Colorado

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

CO / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
August 1956

2. LOCATION
Hosperus, Colorado

12. CONCLUSIONS
X Probably Balloon
□ Possibly Balloon
□ Was Aircraft
□ Probably Aircraft
□ Possibly Aircraft
□ Was Astronomical
□ Probably Astronomical
□ Possibly Astronomical
□ Other
□ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
□ Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local ________
GMT: 0145Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual
□ Ground-Radar
□ Air-Visual
□ Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
□ Yes
□ No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
hour & 25 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
Southeast

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One yellowish funnel-shaped object, the size of a pencil point in arm's length. Object was initially sighted directly overhead. At first, object appeared stationary & then began heading southeast and ascending. Obj was viewed for 1 hour & 25 minutes. Disappeared by ascending.

No Report in File

11. COMMENTS
This report was received in Salt Lake City, Utah. Although details do not correlate exactly to course of object, size, shape, color, duration and aspect indicate sighting was probably caused by a balloon. Evaluation: Probably Balloon.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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