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_ Declassification Authority NND 923007 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE: WASHINGTON 25, D.C. 2 16 Getouer 1956 suBJECT: (U) UFOB Sighting «TOs . Commander Air Defense Command Ent Air Force Base “Colorado Springs, Colorado ‘The attached’ AF Form 112 is forwarded to your Command in’ ‘aecordance with AFR 200-2. AZ : 3 . a La Lt Colonel, USAF Directorate of Intelligence — BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF: 1 Inel AF Form 112 (u) : got Aas woe Io ae

Declassification Authority NND 923007 ; iJ AF FORM-112 . ’ — League — . a APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 is , COUNTRY United States of America 2-56 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT tified Flying Object Report ED ON REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) ‘SUBJECT FROM (Agency) Director of Plans and Intelligence, Silve S in: y tr fra _vilver Spring, Maryland Headquarters Command, USA", Bolling AXB DATE OF BEES DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 5 September 1956 l. September 1956 Uneval uated RED BY (Officer) ~~ SOURCE jor James &. Geurtz wgiitionn RENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) …

Declassification Authority NND 923007 \ AF FORM 112—PART Il Lergekee - is (CLASSIFICATION) ED, APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 ee) AJR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) Ti rector of Plans and REPORT: NO, Intelligence, Headquarters 2-56 , ‘A pace 2 or 3 PAGES Description of course of objects: ine * a. James Blick and a friend were observing the planet Mars, when his friend suddenly pointed up at the object and called Mr. Blick's attention to it. b. Directly overhead c. Disappeared straight up d. Unknown + Unknown - lO seconds 3. Manner of observation: a. Ground-visual dD. Negative c. Negative …

Declassification Authority NND 923007 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT "Si seetor of Plans & Intelligence Hq Command, USAF —+— 7. Cont'd cs Ceiling - none d, Visibility - 12 Miles e. Amount of cloud cover - None f,. Thunderstorms in area = None 8. Negative - 95. Negative lO. Negative 11. Position title and comments of the preparing officer: ae Asst Director of Plans & Intelligence be The youth of the observers, coupled with an apparent interest in celestial- scientific knowledge could have led to an over-imaginative observation. Due to the relative positions of the observers and the planet …