Project 10073 Record Card: 7 November 1957 Sightings at Walker AFB

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype reports detailing two UFO sightings that occurred on November 7, 1957, in the vicinity of Walker Air Force Base, New Mexico. The first sighting, reported at approximately 0245Z by military personnel, involved a black object with a light blue tail, estimated to be 200 to 300 yards in length. The object was observed for about 20 seconds. A second sighting, also involving a long, round object resembling a large stove pipe with a bluish-white appearance and a 200-300 yard trail, was observed for one to one and a half minutes. This second object reportedly performed a 360-degree turn in a horseshoe-shaped pattern before fading from sight. Witnesses included A/2C Dan R. McKinney, a control tower technician, and A/1C James P. McCarter, a sentry dog patrolman. The reports note that similar objects were reported by civilian air control personnel in Carlsbad, Hobbs, and Wink, Texas, as well as by the pilot of Continental Air Lines Flight 184. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that the maneuvers and descriptions provided were strongly suggestive of aircraft. The document includes weather data, observer locations, and technical details regarding the observation methods, including the use of M15A1 binoculars.