Project 10073 Record Card and Incoming Message — 8 April 1964

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated incoming Air Force staff message regarding a UFO sighting reported on 9 April 1964. A civilian observer in Clovis, New Mexico, reported seeing a ball of fire, cone-shaped, traveling in a westerly direction. The object was described as having a white ball at the base of a silver cone, with flames appearing to be inside the cone. The observation lasted approximately 4 to 5 seconds. The observer initially claimed the object was close, but the investigating officer, Mindaugas V. Mikolainis of the 474th Tactical Fighter Wing, noted that a Continental Airways flight at flight level 290 reported the object, suggesting it was at a much higher altitude than the observer believed. The FAA and other military units reported similar sightings across New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona at approximately 0417Z. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the sightings were likely meteorological or astronomical phenomena, specifically meteors. The report notes discrepancies in the reported times of the sightings, suggesting that multiple meteors may have been observed across the region.