AISOC 0379 — 1955-09-27 — Colorado Springs, Colorado (3849N 10449W) and 10 miles north

On 27 September 1955 at 1200Z (day) near Colorado Springs, Colorado, three observers at Colorado Springs and one ten miles north sighted a single round object with blurred outline, pea-sized, bright with orange tinge, with an orange tail about 20 times the diameter of the main body. The object was at 60 degrees elevation, 250 degrees azimuth initially, and streaked downward at approximately 75 degree angle at very high rate of speed, going behind the first range of mountains. Duration 2-3 seconds via ground visual. Clear conditions. 2/Lt Joseph A. Machyowsky spoke with two of four sources and determined cause was a daytime meteor.

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