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Case FileNARA NAID 28931952 · T1206 Roll 3

Project Blue Book Case File

Monte Vista, ColoradoDecember 1948

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Monte Vista, Colorado in December 1948. The case file consists of a single scanned page held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 3.

Reported location

Monte Vista, Colorado

Date of incident

December 1948

State / country

CO / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 3

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1
Transcribed text
The image shows a heavily degraded Project Blue Book record card marked UNCLASSIFIED. The document header reads 'Incident 7417' and lists 'DATE OF THE...' with 'Monte Vista, Colorado' visible. Fields for 'SOURCE', 'DATE IN TO AMC', 'LOCATION', 'SHAPE', 'APPARENT SIZE', 'LENGTH OF SIGHTING', 'TYPE OF OBJECT', 'CONCLUSIONS' and other standard form entries are present but largely [illegible] due to poor microfilm quality and redaction. A black redaction bar appears in the lower portion of the card. The overall legibility is insufficient to extract reliable witness statements, object descriptions, or official conclusions.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28931952

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

ColoradoMonte VistaMonte Vista, COMonte Vista, Colorado

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19481948-12-01Incident 7417

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