UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 5, 2004




                          CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           Delaware                       001-15957               95-4180883
 (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission file number)    (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)                                     Identification No.)





               21211 Nordhoff Street, Chatsworth, California 91311
                    (Address of principal executive offices)




                                 (818) 734-5300

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)






Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         On February 5, 2004, Capstone Turbine Corporation (the "Company")
announced via a press release the Company's financial results for the third
quarter of its fiscal year 2004. A copy of the Company's press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This Form 8-K and the attached exhibit are
provided under Item 12 of Form 8-K and are furnished to, but not filed with, the
Securities and Exchange Commission.




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                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




                                     CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION
                                             (Registrant)



Date: February 5, 2004             By:       /s/ Karen Clark
                                             ---------------
                                               Karen Clark
                                               Chief Financial Officer



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                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit Number                    Description of Document
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  99.1         Press Release of Capstone Turbine Corporation, dated February 5,
               2004, reporting its fiscal 2004 third quarter results.








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