Project 10073 Record Card and Associated Reports — Albuquerque, N.M., 2 April 1959

This document contains a series of reports and correspondence regarding an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sighting that occurred on April 2, 1959, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The primary report, filed by the 687th ACWRON at West Mesa AFS, describes a single, teardrop-shaped, orange object observed by a civilian witness and their family. The witness, a 21-year-old employee in a data retention department, reported that the object was larger than the stars and moved in a straight path from the southwest to the northeast. The observation lasted approximately eight minutes and occurred under clear, dark night conditions. The object was estimated to be at an altitude of over 50,000 feet. Following the initial report, the Air Technical Intelligence Center requested further information regarding the presence of sound, a tail or trail, and the exact elevation of the object. The 687th ACWRON responded that no sound was observed, no trail or tail was present, and confirmed the altitude and flight path. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the observers likely witnessed an aircraft traveling along airways route V190, which follows a southwest-northeast direction. The documentation includes the original Project 10073 record card, the initial operational report, and subsequent follow-up communications between military units.