PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — 8 August 1956

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on August 8, 1956, at 0442 GMT in a location in Colorado that is partially illegible. The witness reported observing a single, yellowish, funnel-shaped object for a duration of one hour and twenty-five minutes. The object was initially sighted directly overhead, appearing stationary before it began moving in a southeast direction and ascending. The witness described the object's size as being equivalent to a pencil end held at arm's length. The record indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The official conclusion reached by the project evaluators was that the object was 'Probably Balloon.' The comments section notes that while the winds did not correlate exactly with the object's observed course, the characteristics of the object—specifically its size, shape, color, duration, and ascent—led to the conclusion that the sighting was likely caused by a balloon. The document also notes that there was no formal report on file for this incident.