PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. D~ TE TIME GROUP 3. SOIIRCE l.ilitary 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS bEN~TH OP OBSERVATION oue minut.e ft. TYPE OF OBSERVA TION Ground Visual ?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 2. LOCATION Clovis, e.v !l~xico 10. CONCLUSION Aircraft(po~sible) Observer watched a cigstr ohap~ri obJect. with it:; l ong .;,xis rallel to th~ ground flying l owaJ' d th~ NE. The -.ltitudo \;.ls -.bou t t h<. t of a hig h flyin.~ .1ircr<.~ft, The obj -:ct follo.ved a c ourse fron, S11r to the I~. TiH! objer.t ha d t he color of red-white fl s. The object hc an incade~eant ey~aust about fivo time~ the len;Lh o f the object its~lf. The descri~t i on s cons ist'!nt .-1 th i:.h.it of an aircrOJ.ft obsern .. tion. a.: wcaxu, ColflZ:l, Dapaa7 to~< 'l'ecbnolo17 met COORDilfATION ORIGINATOR: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS 27TH TACTICAL FIGHTER WING (TAC) CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO 88101 ltEPLYTO DOI-27 suaJECT UFO To. ADC (ADOIN) Ent AFB, Colorado 80912 31st ADIV (OIN) Oklahoma City AFS, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73150 FTD, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (SAFOI) Washington D. C. 20330 HQ USAF (AFNIN) Washington D.C. 20330 TAC (DIO) Langley AFB, Va. 23365 12AF (DI) Waco, Texas 76703 The following is the information concerning a report of an un- identified flying object on the night of 8 July 1966. Description of the object: Shape -It looked like a missile, cigar shaped. Size -It looked like a straight pin as far as length and was about as big around as the head of a pin. c . r~lor -It was the color of red- white flame. Number - There was one. Formation - None . . Details -This object was flying with its long axi s p aralle l to the ground. Tail -The object had an incadescant exhaust about five times the length o f the object itself. Sound -None. 3 . Description of the course of the object: a. The observer happened t o look at the sky a nd saw this object. b. The altitude was described as about that of a B- 52, about c . The altitude when the object disappeared was the same as when first seen. The object followed a course from SW to NE. The observer described the cours e in terms of,"from White Sands t o Chicago." e . The object disappeared in the NE due t o distance. f . The object was visible for about a minute. 4. Manner of observation: This was a visual ground sighting. b. There were no optical aids involved. 5. Time and date of sighting: c. Hillcrest Park, Clovis, New Mexico. 34 2SN 103 11 W. 5. Douglas P. Millard, A2C, 27th FMS,Aircraft Mechanic, reliable 6 . Weathe a. The observer described the weather as thunder storms in the distance but clear star filled sky in the immediate area of sighting. b. WIND DIRECTION NCYr AVAILABLE c . Ceiling -Broken cirus, height unknown. Vidabilicy -15 miles. Amount cloud cover -60%. f. Thunderstorms -ended 2041 S.S.W. of Field.