Project 10073 Record — Colorado Springs, Colorado, 23 July 1967

This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a UFO sighting reported in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on 23 July 1967. Two civilian witnesses observed an object for approximately two minutes and thirty seconds. The witnesses described the object as having a red light on one side and a green light on the other, with an unidentified structure connecting the two. Additionally, a bright, ball-like object appeared above the first, similar to a flare, and appeared to discharge smoke while drifting horizontally. The object with the two lights moved south before changing direction to the east and upward, disappearing within six seconds, while the other object faded away. The initial assessment of the witness's reliability was marked as poor but was later upgraded to reliable. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) requested information from Fort Carson regarding any night operations involving flares that might explain the sighting. Major Raymond R. Carlson of the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Carson responded that no such operations were conducted between 2100 and 2300 hours on the night in question. A subsequent memo for the record dated 16 August 1967 notes that there were no available records of air activity in the area, but Major Brown suggested the object was likely an aircraft, noting that Fort Carson frequently conducts night operations involving flares.