Project 10073 Record Card — Crestone, Colorado, 28-30 August 1956

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a series of sightings reported by civilians in Crestone, Colorado, between August 28 and August 30, 1956. The observers described a single, light orange object that appeared to be the size of a basketball when held at arm's length. The object was noted to be stationary, positioned slightly above the mountain skyline at an elevation of approximately 30 degrees and an azimuth of 120 degrees. The sightings occurred over three consecutive days, with durations of approximately two hours each. The report explicitly states that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The official evaluation concluded that the observed object was the planet Mars, noting that the sighting details conformed to the characteristics of that planet.