USAF record 28967229 (1956)

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 28-30 August 1956

2. LOCATION Crestone, Colorado

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 29/0350Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual

5. PHOTOS Yes Civilian

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION still visible after 1 hr 59 mins one in orbit

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one in orbit

9. COURSE in orbit

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One light orange obj shaped like an airplane & the size of a basketball at arm's length. Obj initially sighted at approx 30 dgr elev & 120 dgr azi. Obj not moving & appeared to be slightly above skyline of mountain. On 28 Aug obj observed for 1 hr 59 mins & still in sight at time of rpt. On 29 Aug same obj observed for 2 hrs & 5 mins(0345Z to 0633Z) remaining still in sight at time of rpt. On 30 Aug obj was viewed for 1 hr 59 mins & still in sight when observers went to bed.

11. COMMENTS All details of sighting conform to characteristics of planet Mars, Evaluation is astro (Mars).

ATIC FORM [ILLEGIBLE] (REV [ILLEGIBLE] SEP [ILLEGIBLE])