Project 10073 Record Card — Navajo Ord Depot, Arizona, 19 May 1962

On May 19, 1962, at 2228 hours, two Santa Fe Railway engineers reported observing an unidentified aerial object while traveling westbound between Flagstaff and Williams, Arizona. The witnesses, identified as Webb (age 65) and an unnamed colleague (age 49), described the object as a round, yellow-red-orange light, approximately 10 to 12 feet in diameter. They reported that the object appeared high on the horizon, exhibited no tail or exhaust, and displayed no glare. The object reportedly veered northwest when first sighted and then moved instantaneously in that direction. The observation lasted between three and four minutes. The incident was reported through military channels, specifically involving the 904th Radar Squadron at Winslow Air Force Station. Following an investigation, the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that the sighting was not an unidentified aerial phenomenon, but rather an ordnance display conducted at the Navajo Ordnance Depot in connection with Armed Forces Day. This conclusion was verified via a telephone call to the Adjutant of the Navajo Ordnance Depot.