Peterson Fld., Colo Spr. Colo., February 1959February 1959

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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 Peterson Fld., Colo Spr. Colo., February 1959 in February 1959. The full case file (4 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as 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 35.

Reported location

Peterson Fld., Colo Spr. Colo., February 1959

Date of incident

February 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 35

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

| | PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD a |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
» 0 Was Balloon
20 I'eb 5 Paterson Fld., Cole Spr. Colo. 8 Siig. Seon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Wy Spas—
O Was Aircraft
Lecol bern ——— + = sare _— O Ground-Rader Ok Probably Aircraft |
GMT Y o RiVAsoa2T'e 0 Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aireroft
5. PHOTOS O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
2B Ne civilian (Students O Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Co J 0 LL —
0 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
0 Unknown
iN 1 Vest
). BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
| Round, disc-shaped obj, silver, size of Probably high alt A/C at a greab
‘l pin head. One at first, subseguently broke distance.
inte four smaller objs.
"ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)
5 /
. P 3
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28982081

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Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1959 1959-02-01