Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Climax, Colorado, 30 June 1958
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a flaming object in Climax, Colorado, on 30 June 1958. Military intelligence investigated the report and concluded it was a meteor, dismissing initial speculation that it was the reentry of the Explorer III satellite.
This document collection details a UFO sighting report from 30 June 1958 in Climax, Colorado. A civilian camper reported observing a round, red object that changed to blue-white, possessed a trail similar to a meteor, and performed a 45-degree drop while moving west. The observation lasted approximately two seconds. The report was processed through the 1910 AACS Squadron at Lowry AFB and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB. Initial confusion surrounded the event, as a telephone call to the Lowry AFB Flight Service Center suggested the object might be the reentry of the Explorer III satellite. However, internal memos and annotations clarify that Explorer III had reentered the atmosphere on 15 April 1958, and the sighting was subsequently classified as a meteor. The documentation includes a Project 10073 Record Card, a teletype message, and a formal report (UFOB 1910 8-1-G-58) confirming the details of the sighting and the final conclusion that the phenomenon was astronomical in nature.
Rnd obj, red changing to bluewhite, size of dime, had trail like meteor.
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Official Assessment
Description of a meteor.
The sighting was determined to be a meteor, with some initial confusion regarding the reentry of the Explorer III satellite.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- George T. GregoryCaptain