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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8290238

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONClovis New Mexico

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD PROJECT 10073 RECORD
: DATE · TIME GROUP DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION LOCATION
8 Julv 66 9/03582 Clovis, Mew Mexico one witness one witness
3. SOURCE 3. SOURCE 10. 10. CONCLUSION CONCLUSION
Military
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Aircraft(possible) Aircraft(possible)
one
5: LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11 BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYEIS
one minute Observer watched a cigar shaped object with its long axis
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION parallel to the ground flying toward the NE. The altitude
was about that of a high flying aircraft. The object
Ground Visual followed a course from Sw to the NE. The object had the
7. COURSE color of red-white flames. The object had an incadesdant
exhaust about five times the length of the object itself.
NS
8. PHOTOS The description is consistent with that of an aircraft
observation.
Yes
RNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form mey be used.

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Atta: DOI-27
l. Referencs your letter regarding the unidentified observation
of A2C Douglas P. Millard on 8 July 1966.
2. Request that you comply with paragraph 16 of AFR 200-2.
Specifically, you should check to see if any local activity coula
be the responsible cause for this particular sighting. Investigator
should check the tower and I radar operators who were on duty on the
night of the sighting, to see if they noticed any unique or unusual
activity or phe omena which could have been the cause for this
observation. Wish to emphasize that negative answers, in some cases,
are just as impc as positive
FOR THE COMMANIER
WARREN S. WHKRLER, COLOnel, USAF
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems
COORDINATION
ORIGINATOR: 8.Qatarila DATED 26JUL66
TDETR MAJ H CENTANILLA. JR
DATED 26y
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 27TH TACTICAL FIGHTER WING (TAC)
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO B8101
ATTN OF: REPLY TO DOI-27
SUBJECT: UFO
ADC (ADOIN) Ent AFB, Colorado 80912
TO: City AFS, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73150
3lst ADIV (OI)
FTD, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
SECRETARY 0 FORCE (SAFOI) Washingto 20330
HQ USAF (AFNIN) Washington D.C. 20330
TAC (DIO) Langley AFB, Va 23365
12AF (DI , Texas 76703
1. The following is the information concerning a report of an un-
identified flying object on the night 1966.
2. Description of the object:
a.
b. Size - It looked like a straight pin as far as length and
was
Color - It was the color of red-white flame.
c.
d.
e. Formation - None.
f. Details This bject was flying its long axis parallel
to the ground.
Tail - The object had an incadescant exhaust about five times
g.
the length of the object itself.
h. Sound - None.
a.
b. The altitude was described as about about
30,000 ft.
c. The altitude disappeared the same as when
first seen.
d. The object followed a course from SW to NE. T The observer described
the course in terms
The object disappeared due stance.
e.

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f. The object was visible for about a minute.
4. Manner of observation:
a. I This was a visual ground sighting.
b. involved.
5.
a. 09/0358z July 1966.
b. Night
c. Hillcrest Park, Clovis, New Mexico. 34 25N 103 11 W.
5. I Douglas P. Millar
observer.
6. Weather:
a. The observer described the weather as thunder storms in the
distance but clear star
b. WIND DIRECTION VELOCITY ALTITUDE
190 190 20K 20K 6,000 6,000
180 10K 10,000
360 05K 16,000
130 10K 20,000
160 10K 30,000
050 05K 50,000
NOT AVAILABLE 80,000
c. c. Ceiling - Broken cirus, height unknown.
d. Visability - 15 miles. Visability - 15 miles.
e. Amount cloud
f. c
g. Temperature Gradient Unknown.
vohn anbor.
DAVID F. OLDENBURG, 2/Lt, USAF
Acting Director of Intelligence
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