Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card - Denver, Colorado - 4 October 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a round, red object with a tail in Denver, Colorado, on October 4, 1956. The military investigation concluded the sighting was likely an astronomical event, specifically a meteor.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated UFOB message (AISOC 8893) detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified object in Denver, Colorado, on October 4, 1956. The witness reported observing a single, round, red object that appeared to have a tail. The object was sighted west of the observation point at an estimated altitude of 10,000 feet. The witness noted that the object dropped slightly from its original altitude, moved from north to south, and performed no maneuvers before disappearing behind a hill near the junction of highways 72 and 92. The total duration of the sighting was twenty seconds. The weather was described as clear and calm. The report includes meteorological data for various altitudes. The official evaluation, provided by an Assistant Operations Control Officer, concluded that the sighting was likely caused by a meteor, categorizing the event as astronomical.
One round red object, size of pea at arm's length. Object was noted west of observation point at about 10,000 ft.
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Official Assessment
Evaluation of this sighting is probably astronomical.
The sighting was likely caused by a meteor.
Key Persons
- Assistant Operations Control OfficerEvaluator