Four Corners, ColoradoOctober 1951

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Summary

On October 30, 1951, about 1930 (7:30 p.m.), a civilian artist and a companion in the Four Corners area saw a bright object in the sky. The Four Corners area marks the meeting point of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. The two were on a painting trip in Monument Valley.

The observer said the object first looked like a shooting star. It traveled from near overhead in an arc of about 30 degrees, moving north to south by west toward Nevada. It first appeared white, then turned red, and its core glowed a brilliant green like a neon tube. Then it just seemed to disappear. Both observers remarked on how brilliant it was.

The witness was described as intelligent, observant, and dependable. The Air Force record card lists the conclusion as astronomical, noting the object was reported as a shooting star and evaluated as a meteor. The file also notes it as a sample of green fireball phenomena.

Reported location

Four Corners, Colorado

Date of incident

October 1951

State / country

CO / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
20 Cetober 1951 Four Czéners, Colorado 3 Was Balloon
30 -October 17 ae < ’ 0 Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Vi 2 0 Was Aircraft
FT ERE es ER po eee 0/(Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Rodor a Probably Avareh
& Wn To RE DAV sual 0 Air-Intercept Rodar 0D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ti Woes Astronomical iz2heor
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
ONo Civilian OD Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF ODJECTS | 9. COURSE CE ER RCE
: ‘ 0 lasufficient Dota for Evaluation
Not, Reported one SW CB veer aibekdusaas
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING pn 7 CE eA RS :
R . sported as sh ing ster, not a l%end
Object believed to be a shooting star oo d Pe _ g st Ts 1 >.
5 ” . : By ase evaluated as a mabecor
obsarved in flight from Zenith to SU Fe VASS @Y oer ocd amd
covering 30 deg arc. First appear d to
be white, then changed to red and finally
areen. Object just seemed to disappear,
Very brilliant,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 8EP 52)
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