Bright object observed over Kit Carson on the eastern Colorado plains (1950)

Project Blue Book Case #807. On September 20, 1950, a bright object was observed over Kit Carson, Colorado — a tiny community on the High Plains near the Kansas border, named after the legendary frontiersman. Kit Carson's flat, treeless terrain provided unlimited visibility, and the clear, dry air at 4,300 feet made the Colorado plains ideal for aerial observation. The case was classified "Unknown."