Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Colfax, Iowa, 8 November 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
This document details a 1956 sighting of a round, reddish-yellow object in Colfax, Iowa. The Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded the object was likely an aircraft.
On 8 November 1956, a civilian witness in Colfax, Iowa, observed an unidentified aerial object. The sighting occurred at 0500Z and lasted for approximately one minute. The witness described the object as round, reddish-yellow in color, and roughly the size of a basketball held at arm's length. The object was noted to taper to a point and was observed moving from the southeast to the northwest before disappearing behind the horizon. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with no moon and a light wind from the southwest at 2 MPH. A teletype report associated with the incident confirms the details and notes that the witness was driving along a highway when they observed the object at a 45-degree angle. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the sighting was likely caused by an aircraft, based on the description, duration, flight path, and the manner in which the object disappeared.
Description, duration, flight path and manner of disappearance indicate that this sighting was probably caused by an aircraft.
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Official Assessment
Description, duration, flight path and manner of disappearance indicate that this sighting was probably caused by an aircraft.
The object was identified as likely being an aircraft based on its flight characteristics and disappearance.