Pueblo, ColoradoJune 1962

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Summary

On a night in June 1962, a resident of Pueblo, Colorado spotted an object in the sky that dimmed compared to the stars around it. The object appeared as a light with a white vapor trail. It approached from the south, turned northward, and then continued moving. The witness noted that the object seemed smaller than common aircraft and did not change altitude during the sighting. The entire observation lasted about three minutes.

The witness reported the sighting to authorities and filled out a detailed Air Force questionnaire. In the comments section, Air Force investigators noted that the witness insisted the object was not an aircraft. The witness was described as a firm believer in flying saucers. The investigators suggested that the object's flight characteristics, speed, and the presence of a contrail (a visible trail left by an aircraft) were consistent with a conventional aircraft moving at normal speeds.

Despite the witness's conviction that the object was something unusual, the Air Force's analysis leaned toward a conventional explanation. The file indicates the object's behavior, appearance, and the vapor trail it left behind matched what would be expected from an airplane with a contrail under the right atmospheric conditions.

The full case file, consisting of 11 pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Pueblo, Colorado

Date of incident

June 1962

State / country

CO / US

Page count

11 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 45

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 11

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bE 03 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

3 |. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

3 JE as SR Ce CTT ) 0 Was Balloon

4 HER bar a PUe.LOy LOLOLAL 00 Probebly Balloon

TE Teal Rr hed be Jed

; "3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Belloon

4 i ey : 0-- Was Aircraft

E Local TR NT TE o Weng EIS : 0 Ground-Redor {1 Probably Aircraft

BE 1 ION2177 | WR hs dro fe a I=) ' .

b = CMT 2 etc rl | 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intarcept Radar 0 Possibly Aireroft

3 5. PHOTOS 8. S0URCE 7 Was Astronomical

o a Yes DO Probably Astronomical 3

: 0 Ne civilian 00 Possibly Astronomical

4 A SRDESSORRP..” ARRAS) BVRSECS Sorel ee TTT ail

3 7. LENGTH OF C33SRVATION 18, NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ER of} Fe Cr Re

4 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluction

E fi h i 0 Unknown

3 3 min E53 5 Fe

3 10. BRIEF SUMMARY CF SIGHTING Ob jt dimmer than stars 11. COMMENTSWitness insists obJjt not &/c/

3 ~cpearing as light only, wollte with white Firm believer in flying saucers. Hobhing
& sapor trail approached im BF then turned N and | in report indicates that this was any-

i Ti, Gave impression of véing smaller that thing other than an 2a [eo with conbrail

3 of Ce jo chang= in altitude during I ight. No Flight characteristics, speed indi -y

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28997719