UFO Report, 2 March 1967 — Holloman AFB, New Mexico

This document details a series of UFO sightings and associated radar data reported on 2 March 1967, in the vicinity of Apache Summit, New Mexico. A 19-year-old gas station attendant reported observing 30 to 40 silver, speck-like objects moving from the northwest to the southeast over a 45-minute period. The witness described the objects as having no definite shape, making no sound, and traveling in small groups. He reported the sighting to Holloman Air Force Base at 1025 MST. Radar stations at King I and Elephant Mountain recorded intermittent skin paint returns in the area between 1055 and 1118. One radar track, initially interpreted as a high-speed target circling Holloman at Mach 3, was later determined to be the result of servo drift and radar noise. The final report, issued by Major James E. Stephens of the Air Force Missile Development Center, concludes that the most plausible explanation for both the visual and radar data is an accidental chaff drop. Although no unit admitted to the drop, records indicated that an aircraft from the 4758th DSES had traversed the area shortly before the sighting while returning from a chaff mission. The report notes that while this hypothesis fits the data, it remains unconfirmed as no other witnesses at the location reported seeing the objects.