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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 17 December 1957 | 2. LOCATION Colorado Springs, Colorado | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1806 MST GMT 18/0106Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 - 3 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE West …

17 18/0806Z 57
White Colorado Springs Colo 48
19 Dec 47 08 30 2/4E4
34X2a
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UQLL 12 YDAM 13DN8836
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R 188 35Z
FM COMDR ADC
TO RJEPHQ/COFS HQ USAF
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/UNCLAS/FR ABODI 142. FOR AFCIN. UFOT. (1) LIKE COMET STREAK (A) ROUNDISH FRONT, TAFFEING TOWARD REAR WITH SPARKS (B) SIZE OF PEA (C) FLUSH WHITE (D) ONE (E) NOT APPLICABLE (F) SPARKS IN LINE WITH STREAK OF FLIGHT (G) APPEARED TO TAPER TO POINT TO TAIL (H) NO SOUND (I) TANGELING ACROSS HORIZON, DISAPPEARED (2)(A) HAPPENED TO LOOK UP (B) DEGREER FROM HORIZONTAL DIRECTION OF FLIGHT FAST-WEST TOWARDS P…

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RADO. HOME ADDRESS: (6)(A) CIVILIAN, 36 YEARS, CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER (7) (A) CLEAR (B) WINDS FROM NW-15MPH (C) UNLIMITED (D) CLEAR (E) NO CLOUDS IN DIRECTION OF UFOR (F) NOT APPLICABLE (G) NOT APPLICABLE (H) NOT APPLICABLE (I) NOT APPLICABLE (II) 1LT WILLIAM T. NIVEN, ASSISTANT CHIEF, SUPPORT DIVISION, ADODI, ADC INTELLIGENCE. THIS REPORT WAS COPIED BY THE ADC STAFF DUTY OFFICER AND HANDED TO LT NIVEN AT 0820, 18 DEC 57. LT NIVEN HAD OBSERVED OBJECT AT SAME TIME AND DIRECTION OF REPORTED OBJECT AND BELIEVED IT TO BE A SHOOTING STAR.

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The description …

U F O B REPORT (Contd)

H. Position, title, and comments of the preparing officer, including his preliminary analysis of the possible cause of the sightings:
John C. Cross, Captain, USAF, Commander - Aircraft, perhaps a jet, passing line of sight with planet Venus.

I. Existence of physical evidence such as materials and photographs:

J. Other information that might be of value in this report:
Observed by the following people.

Palisade, Colorado
Service Station Attendant

Grand Junction, Colorado
Butcher

US Naval Security Group Activity
A.P.O. 331
San Francisco, California

Palisade, Colorad…