Project 10073 Record: UFO Observation, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 12 February 1967

On February 12, 1967, a 44-year-old female witness in Colorado Springs, Colorado, reported observing an unidentified aerial phenomenon for nearly two hours. The witness, who was preparing for bed, noticed a flash of lights in the sky and watched the object from her home. She described the object as appearing brighter than the brightest star, with a fuzzy, blurred appearance, and noted it had a vapor-like trail. She further described the colors as blue, white, nickel, red, green, and yellow. The witness noted that the object moved back and forth and downward. She attempted to estimate the angular size by using her thumb, noting that the first joint of her thumb completely covered the object, though a faint light remained visible around the edges. The report was filed with the Foreign Technology Division of the U.S. Air Force. Official evaluation concluded that the object was the star Arcturus, which was positioned at an azimuth of 68 degrees and an elevation of 8 degrees at the time of the observation. Major J. W. Brown, the Base Operations Officer at Peterson Field, confirmed that no other reports of the object were received through military or civil channels.