Pueblo, ColoradoAugust 1956

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Summary

On August 11, 1956, in Pueblo, Colorado, a civilian observer reported seeing six to eight objects with greenish glow in a very formation. The objects were about the size of a half dollar at arm's length. They appeared at 230 degrees azimuth and disappeared in a straight flight path at 15 degrees azimuth. The objects were viewed visually in a darkened room for one second. The sighting lasted only one second and involved directional shifting that suggested possible meteor observation. The Air Force evaluation was Unknown.

Reported location

Pueblo, 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
11 August 1956

2. LOCATION
Pueblo, Colorado

3. CONCLUSIONS
[X] Was Balloon
[ ] Probably Balloon
[ ] Possibly Balloon
[ ] Was Aircraft
[ ] Probably Aircraft
[ ] Possibly Aircraft
[ ] Was Astronomical
[ ] Probably Astronomical
[ ] Possibly Astronomical
[ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[ ] Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local ___________
GMT 12/05:00Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[X] Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar
[ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Interceptor Radar

5. PHOTOS
[ ] Yes
[X] No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
One second

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Six to eight

9. COURSE
Southwest to northeast

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Six to eight objects w/a greenish glow in a very formation. Objects about the size of a half dollar at arm's length. Objects appeared at 230 dgrs azimuth and disappeared in a straight flight path at 15 dgr azimuth. Objects were viewed visually in a darkened room for one second.

11. COMMENTS
Short duration (one second) and directional shifting indicate possible meteor observation.

No Report in File

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 52)

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