USAF record 28967805 (1956)

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 1 October 1956 2. LOCATION: Colorado Springs, Colorado 3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local 02/0340Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: XQ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar 5. PHOTOS: ☐ Yes ☐ No 6. SOURCE: Civilian & Military 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: two hours 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one 9. COURSE: higher in sky

12. CONCLUSIONS: ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] ☐ Possible Balloon [ILLEGIBLE] ☐ Was Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] ☐ Probably Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE] ☐ Possibly Aircraft [ILLEGIBLE]

X Was Astronomical (CONFIRMED) ☐ Probably Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE] ☐ Possibly Astronomical [ILLEGIBLE]

Other: ☑ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☑ Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One round flashing red and green object similar to a star and the size of a point at arm's length, Object was bright and unmoving-pulsating, Object was first seen at approximately 20dgr elevation on 5dgr azimuth, Obj last seen at 33 dgr elevation & 50 dgr azimuth, Obj rose higher in sky slowly, Object was soon visually and through binoculars for two hours and out of sight when observers went to bed.

11. COMMENTS: Interview with two sources will indicate that this sighting was caused by the star Capella seen through three temperature inversions, Size, description, flight path and duration support this hypothesis. Evaluation: astronomical.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)