Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 17 April 1955
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A civilian sighting of a shining object in Manitou Springs, Colorado, was identified as a reflection from aircraft wreckage. The identification was made by an Air Force aircraft the day after the report.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on April 17, 1955, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. A civilian woman reported observing a shining, stationary object from the back porch of her house, which appeared to be hovering over nearby hills in the vicinity of an old rock quarry. The investigation into this sighting was concluded quickly without further formal inquiry. The following day, an Air Force aircraft, identified as number 8146, conducted a flight over the area and located the source of the sighting. It was determined that the object was not an unidentified aerial phenomenon, but rather a reflection from the silver wreckage of an aircraft located at that exact spot. Consequently, the official conclusion categorized the event as a reflection, and no further investigation was authorized.
Due to the immediate identification as a reflection from aircraft wreckage, no investigation authorized.
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Official Assessment
Due to the immediate identification as a reflection from aircraft wreckage, no investigation authorized.
The object observed by a civilian woman was identified as a reflection from aircraft wreckage located in the hills near an old rock quarry. The wreckage was identified by an Air Force aircraft (number 8146) flying over the area the day after the sighting.