Mystery Potato Hovering Over Colorado Is Reported in Latest U.F.O. Files
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- In February 2022, an Army intelligence officer and four unit members from Fort Carson, Colorado, reported sighting a large, stationary object resembling an angular, non-symmetrical potato hovering 300-500 feet above the Cheyenne Mountains.
- The object was described as roughly the size of a large jet, made of uneven, articulating panels that shifted slowly in waves, with a translucent, shimmering white appearance reflecting sunlight before disappearing.
- An FBI interview conducted years later included a forensic sketch of the object and additional details, such as the panels being irregularly shaped and non-overlapping, while the object remained perfectly still.
- The sighting was part of a new batch of U.F.O. files released by the Trump administration, which aimed to increase transparency on the subject but has not significantly altered public debate on extraterrestrial life.
- Former President Barack Obama acknowledged the possibility of aliens but stated he saw no evidence of contact during his presidency, countering some public speculation about extraterrestrial encounters.