Project 10073 Record: Compilation of UFO Reports, Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 1965

This document is a compilation of Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) reports and related correspondence from the Air Force Special Weapons Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, dated August 1965. The records indicate that Major Saul Faktorow was inundated with numerous reports of unidentified objects, which he described as mostly 'playing lights.' Due to the volume of reports, Major Faktorow requested and received permission to forward these reports as a unit to the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, rather than via individual TWX messages, in accordance with AFR 200-2. The document includes several individual UFO questionnaires completed by civilian witnesses in the Albuquerque area. These reports describe various phenomena, including objects appearing as 'comet-like' lights, objects that blinked, and objects that changed color or direction. One report describes an object as having the shape of a 'pith helmet.' Another report details a sighting of four objects in a regular flight formation. The Air Force investigations concluded that these sightings were attributable to conventional sources, including aircraft, meteors, fireworks, balloons, and satellites. Major Faktorow and other officers expressed that the high volume of reports was likely influenced by significant local media publicity regarding UFOs. The correspondence also clarifies that UFO reports are unclassified and that the Air Force provides evaluations through the Office of Information (SAFOI), advising that it is appropriate to release information on identified objects to the press.