Pueblo, ColoradoOctober 1956

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Summary

On October 1, 1956, at 2:53 a.m., a civilian in Pueblo, Colorado reported observing one round object resembling a star with a cream color. The object was approximately the size of a man's fist at arm's length and left two trails. It was seen at 60 degrees elevation and 180 degrees azimuth. The object disappeared in the same direction after being observed visually for 1 to 2 seconds. The sighting conformed to criteria for a meteor evaluation. The description manner of disappearance indicated the cause was astronomical (meteor).

Reported location

Pueblo, Colorado

Date of incident

October 1956

State / country

CO / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
1 October 1956

2. LOCATION
Pueblo, Colorado

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT ___02/0530Z

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

5. PHOTOS
 Yes
 X No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
one and one half secs

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
southerly

10. BRIEF NARRATIVE OF SIGHTING
One round (like a star), cream colored object size of a man at arm's length. Object looked like a star and left two trail. Object was seen at 60 dgr elevation and azimuth of 180 dgr. Object disappeared in the same direction. Obj was observed visually for 1 and 2 seconds.

12. CONCLUSIONS
X Was Balloon
 Probably Balloon
 Possibly Balloon
 X Was Aircraft
 Probably Aircraft
 Possibly Aircraft
X Was Astronomical
 Probably Astronomical
 Possibly Astronomical
 Unknown
 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
 Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Sighting conforms to the criteria for a meteor evaluation. Duration, description manner of disappearance indicate cause of sighting was astronomical (meteor).

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28967809