Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Peterson Field, Colorado, August 1957
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A 1957 report from Peterson Field, Colorado, detailing a sighting of two white, round objects. The official conclusion attributed the event to a weather balloon.
On August 22, 1957, at 0248Z, a sighting of two unidentified objects was reported at Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The witness, A/3C Garry Jones, described the objects as round, white, and approximately the size of a nickel. The two objects were observed positioned one below the other, exhibiting a bobbing motion while descending behind Pikes Peak. The observation lasted for approximately ten minutes. The sighting was reported by control tower operators and verified by Lt. Col. J. D. Beckelman of the Headquarters ADC, who noted the reliability of the witness as excellent. The weather conditions at the time were reported as cloudy with surface winds from the north at 4 knots. While initial comments on the record card suggested the objects might be Venus and Jupiter, the official conclusion provided in the teletype message from the 106th AISS operations officer stated that the sighting was probably caused by a weather balloon.
SIGHTING PROBABLY CAUSED BY WEATHER BALLON
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Official Assessment
Sighting probably caused by weather ballon
The objects were identified as Venus and Jupiter, though the final report concludes the sighting was likely caused by a weather balloon.
Witnesses
- Garry JonesA/3CControl Tower Operators
Key Persons
- J D BeckelmanLt. Col.