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Project 10073 Record — Alamosa, Colorado, 21 October 1965

📅 21 October 1965 📍 Alamosa, Colorado 🏛 Department of the Air Force 📄 Sighting report and incoming message
UFOAlamosaColoradoMeteorProject 100731965

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A civilian electronics technician reported a round, white light with a contrail near Alamosa, Colorado, on October 21, 1965. The Air Force officially concluded the object was a meteor.

This document is a formal record of an Unidentified Flying Object sighting that occurred on October 21, 1965, near Alamosa, Colorado. The report, filed under Project 10073, details an observation made by a civilian electronics technician who reported seeing a round object with a brief flash of bright white light. The witness observed the object for approximately two seconds as it moved in a southwesterly direction. The witness noted the presence of a contrail and suggested the phenomenon resembled an aircraft or rocket explosion. The report includes detailed meteorological data for the area, noting clear conditions and a slight temperature inversion. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force, based on the preliminary analysis provided by Base Operations Officer Marshall J. Loftus, was that the object was a meteor or meteorite. The document was transmitted via the Air Force Staff Message Branch to various commands, including NORAD and the Secretary of the Air Force, and was marked as unclassified.

Object was round with a brief flash of bright white light. Contrails, flash going SW. Observers opinion because of contrail, that it was similar to an aircraft or rocket explosion.

Official Assessment

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The object was observed by a civilian electronics technician three miles west of the Alamosa VOR. The observer noted a round object with a brief flash of white light and a contrail, leading them to believe it was similar to an aircraft or rocket explosion. Official analysis concluded the object was a meteor.

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