The Sighting
At about 6 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 2004, a Garland Terrace resident in Colorado Springs left home for work and looked west toward the Front Range mountains. Instead of ordinary balloons, he saw ten “silver discs” about 12 miles (19 kilometers) away, at an altitude of about 3,000 feet (900 meters) above the ground.
The objects appeared to be ten small discs, all moving together in a V formation, like a flock of fast-moving birds. According to his account, they crossed the Front Range and reached the base of Pikes Peak. There, they suddenly accelerated, turned 90 degrees upward, and shot out of sight at high speed.
Geographic Context
The witness said his home was about 12 miles from the local museum, which is near the NORAD base. That distance, he said, made him confident about the objects’ location and how far away they were. The Front Range is known for its variable weather and military vehicle activity, but there is no clear evidence that the objects were the result of human activity.
Why It’s Interesting
The report describes several unusual features:
- Disc shape — Metallic, disc-shaped objects are rarely seen in the air.
- Group movement — All ten moved together in a V formation, suggesting they were under shared control.
- Sudden maneuver — They changed direction by 90 degrees and climbed very rapidly.
- Steady altitude — They remained at an altitude of about 900 meters before climbing.
The report includes no video or photographs, so it remains a verbal account. Still, it adds to the record of unverified sightings and may provide a basis for examining unexplained aerial phenomena.
Summary
The witness’s account describes a striking sighting, but without physical evidence or additional testimony, it remains unverified. Further investigation of similar events in the same area and around the same time could help determine whether this was a one-off sighting or part of an ongoing phenomenon.
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The report is listed in the NUFORC database under number #36100.
