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Colorado Springs, April 1957

Date of account
1957-04
Location
Colorado Springs
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS D Wus Balloon 9.Apri11957 Colorado Springs 口 Probobly Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OaSERVATION Was Aircraft .Local Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar 口 Probobiy Aireraft 09/18152 D AirVisual 口 Possibly Aireraft GMT 口 Air-Intercept Rudar 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical DiYes 口 Probubly Astronoinical XONo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. hovered then OX Insufficient Dato forEvaluation 口 Unknowm 45 to 60 seconds one flew don East 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS One object shaped like a parachute, Insufficient data. size 1/2 that of C47 a/c, color white or shiny silver object. hovered near C a/c then moved due East out of sight. There cald be balloons in the area as per Conad force East Center - C47 a/c pilot did not see object. ATIC FOR

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