Fire Balls or Flying Saucers - Kit Carson, Colorado, 20 September 1950

This document is a formal report from the Headquarters Fifth Army, dated 26 September 1950, addressed to the Commanding General at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. It details a sighting of five unidentified objects reported by a reliable source who was driving between Kit Carson and Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, on 20 September 1950. The witness, described as a trained observer, reported that the objects appeared as 'fire-balls' or 'flying saucers' and were approximately three to seven feet in diameter. Initially, two of the objects were observed hovering at an altitude of about 500 feet, appearing as masses of glowing molten metal. After approximately one minute, these objects moved across the road at an estimated speed of 200 miles per hour. During this movement, three smaller, internally illuminated objects emerged from behind the larger ones. All five objects then aligned themselves, significantly increased their speed to an estimated 2,000 miles per hour, and changed their trajectory to a vertical path away from the earth before disappearing. The sighting was corroborated by a truck driver who had stopped to observe the phenomenon. The report notes that no further investigation was planned by the Fifth Army headquarters and includes a handwritten marginal note referencing a 29 September 1950 article in 'The United States News and World Report' regarding the source's credibility.