A lingering question hangs over the skies of El Paso County following last week’s declassification of UAP case file MIL-2022-104: If the object hovering over Cheyenne Mountain was not an atmospheric trick of light, what was it?
The February 2022 encounter, involving five U.S. Army intelligence officers at Fort Carson, has sparked intense debate among local observers and aerospace experts. While the Department of War remains noncommittal, the incident is far from an isolated event in our region. According to data from the National UFO Reporting Center, the Colorado Springs area has logged nearly 300 alleged sightings since 1995, ranking it among the highest for urban sighting density in Colorado. The “Cheyenne Potato” case stands out from the thousands of reports nationwide for its high-caliber witness accounts and its direct association with a critical national security site.
During a clear February morning, five service members observed a 300-to-500-foot object hovering motionless near the Cheyenne Mountain silhouette for nearly two minutes. Witnesses described a potato-shaped craft with a creamy, opalescent, and slightly translucent surface. Most uniquely, the object appeared to be covered in articulating fish scales, consisting of non-symmetrical panels that shifted in slow, rhythmic waves. Perhaps most strikingly, the object vanished instantly, cloaking in the time it took for a witness to turn their head, leaving no shadow or wake behind…