Project 10073 Record Card and Incoming Staff Message Reports — Clovis, New Mexico, December 1963

This document compiles a series of incoming staff messages and reports regarding unidentified aerial phenomena observed in the vicinity of Clovis, New Mexico, and Cannon Air Force Base on December 22, 1963. Multiple observers, including military personnel such as Captain Fredrick Prost and Staff Sergeant Robert Alyea, reported sightings of a luminous, fire-like object. The descriptions consistently characterized the object as a round, yellow or reddish-orange ball, often described as resembling a low-flying plane on fire or a flaming object with debris breaking off. The sightings occurred at approximately 0205Z and 0335Z. Observers noted the object traveled in a straight line, sometimes in a northeasterly direction, and eventually faded from view. Despite the reports, radar units, including the 728th AC&W Squadron and the 2040th Communications Squadron, reported no corresponding activity. The FAA in Albuquerque confirmed no civilian or military flight activity in the area. The investigating officer, 2nd Lt. Allen K. Collins, concluded that the sightings were likely either a satellite re-entering the atmosphere from a polar orbit or a meteorite, noting that the Ursids meteor stream was at maximum activity on December 22. The document also includes extraneous reports of 'foam' sightings in Mexico and other UFO-related press clippings from the period, which appear to be included for context or as part of a broader intelligence compilation.