Project 10073 Record Card — Colorado Springs, Colorado, 9 May 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence regarding a sighting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on 9 May 1956. A civilian observer reported seeing a single, round, fluorescent white object, described as being the size of a small pea held at arm's length. The object was observed moving very fast overhead toward the northeast for a duration of approximately three seconds. The observer noted that a loud explosion or report was heard approximately 30 seconds after the object disappeared. The investigation, conducted by 1st Lt. Gregory Alexander of the 4632D AISS, concluded that the object was a meteor. The report explicitly notes that the observer had initially identified the object as a meteor but chose to file a report due to the heightened publicity surrounding Unidentified Flying Object (UFOB) reports in Pueblo, Colorado, at that time. The teletype communication confirms the details of the sighting, including the object's appearance, the lack of radar or photographic evidence, and the weather conditions, which were described as clear with slight ground haze. The final assessment by the 4632D AISS confirms the meteor conclusion, and the source of the report concurred with this finding.