Project 10073 Record Card — Four Corners, Colorado, 30 October 1951

This document contains a series of records regarding a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon on 30 October 1951 in the Four Corners area of Colorado. The primary witness, a civilian artist-illustrator for the Deputy for Intelligence, Air Defense Command, was on a painting trip near Goulding's Trading Post in Monument Valley with a companion, Bill Johnson. At approximately 1930 hours, the witness observed an object that he initially believed to be a shooting star. He described the object as appearing white, then changing to red, with a core that glowed like a neon tube in a brilliant green color. The object traveled in an arc of approximately 30 degrees from the zenith toward the southwest before disappearing. The witness remarked on the brilliance of the object but did not pursue the matter further at the time, as he had been isolated from news for several days. The report was subsequently submitted to the Air Defense Command at Ent Air Force Base. Official evaluation of the incident concluded that the object was a meteor. The file also includes a brief, unrelated summary of information regarding a separate sighting of a spotlight-like light reported by the 1st Alaska National Guard Scout Battalion near Point Barrow, Alaska, on 31 October 1951.