Project 10073 Record Card - Albuquerque, NM - 1959

This document contains a collection of records related to a UFO sighting reported in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 12, 1959. The primary witness, a student at the University of New Mexico, reported observing 20 to 25 round, bluish-green objects, each approximately the size of a marble, traveling in a 'ragged V formation' toward the east. The witness noted that the objects wobbled slightly and were in view for approximately five seconds. The sighting occurred at 2030 local time. The witness, who was outside his home at the time, initially did not report the incident because he feared being perceived as 'crazy.' The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) investigated the report under Project 10073. The official conclusion reached by the investigators was that the sighting was 'very probable' to have been caused by reflections from car headlights. The file includes various administrative documents, including routing and coordination sheets, joint message forms, and a completed U.S. Air Force technical information questionnaire. These documents track the internal communication between ATIC and the 34th Air Division regarding the investigation. Additionally, the file contains unrelated clippings from 'Science News Letter' (February 21, 1959) discussing astronomical phenomena, such as the visibility of Venus and Mercury, and other scientific topics like snake-borne viruses and new aircraft technology, which appear to have been included in the broader archive file.