Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Peterson Field, Colorado, 28 February 1959
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AI-Generated Summary
On 28 February 1959, two students at Peterson Field, Colorado, observed a silver, disc-shaped object that split into four smaller objects. Military intelligence concluded the sighting was likely high-altitude aircraft.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and associated teletype correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported on 28 February 1959 at Peterson Field, Colorado. The report details an observation made by two civilian students who witnessed a round, silver, disc-shaped object, described as being the size of a pin head. The object was initially seen as a single entity before it broke into four smaller objects. These objects were observed moving in a westerly direction for a duration of five minutes before disappearing from sight. The witnesses utilized binoculars during the observation. The teletype correspondence, forwarded in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2, provides additional details, noting that the objects were initially seen in a formation of two side-by-side and two in trail, before transitioning into a single-file formation. The report includes meteorological data for the area, noting a slight temperature inversion at 20,000 feet and clear to partly cloudy skies. Denver authorities confirmed that no balloon releases had occurred that day. The final conclusion recorded on the card suggests that the objects were likely high-altitude aircraft observed at a great distance. The document serves as a standard military intelligence record of a civilian-reported aerial phenomenon, processed through the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center.
Round, disc-shaped obj, silver, size of pin head. One at first, subsequently broke into four smaller objs.
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Official Assessment
Probably high alt A/C at a great distance.
The object was initially observed as a single silver, disc-shaped object the size of a pin head, which then separated into four smaller objects. These objects were observed moving in a westerly direction before disappearing. The official assessment suggested they were likely high-altitude aircraft observed at a great distance.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian, StudentCivilian