Project 10073 Record Card — Hugo, Colorado, 2 December 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting near Hugo, Colorado, on 2 December 1956. The report was initiated following a telephone call from the Colorado Springs Ground Observer Corps (GOC) Filter Center. The witness, a 34-year-old rancher, reported observing three white to yellowish lights that appeared to be graduated in size, ranging from the size of a pea to the size of a baseball when held at arm's length. The objects were observed for approximately five minutes as they skimmed along the surface, moving from east to west before fading out. The witness noted that the lights were flashing and appeared to be arranged in a 'totem pole' fashion with approximately 25 feet between them. The military report, filed by the 462nd AISS at Ent Air Force Base, Colorado, and transmitted to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and the 34th Air Division, initially categorized the event as 'Probably Aircraft.' The document notes that while the description of the lights and their flashing pattern was consistent with an aircraft, further investigative efforts were planned to confirm the nature of the sighting. The weather at the time was reported as clear with winds from the north-northwest.