Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Colfax, Iowa, 15 October 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in Colfax, Iowa, reported a round object with flashing lights on 15 October 1956. Military intelligence evaluated the report and concluded the object was likely an aircraft.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated military teletype regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 15 October 1956 in Colfax, Iowa. The report describes a single object observed by a civilian witness. The object was characterized as round, roughly the size of a pea, and displayed flashing red, green, and white lights. The witness observed the object moving slowly in a westerly direction. The duration of the sighting was recorded as unknown. The military teletype, dated 17 October 1956, was transmitted by the 788th Achron Waver to various intelligence commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The teletype provides additional technical details, noting that the observer was a ground observer using binoculars. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the object was a 'probable a/c' (aircraft).
One object with round shape and the size of a pea. Was flashing red, green and white lights. Object moving slowly west.
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Official Assessment
Probable a/c.
The object was identified as a probable aircraft.