Sighting Report — Pacific Beach, Washington, 15 March 1950

This document is a military sighting report concerning an unidentified aerial object observed on March 15, 1950, at 0730 Z near Pacific Beach, Washington. The report, filed under Project Sign, details a visual observation made by an Air Force civilian technical representative. The witness observed a single object for a duration of four minutes. According to the report, the object was initially sighted at a 360-degree bearing before changing its course to a 270-degree bearing. It was noted to have descended from an elevation of 15 degrees. The object's behavior was described as erratic, involving a 90-degree turn and a series of incalculable movements while maintaining a relative position. The report explicitly states that the object decelerated to a comparatively slow speed. No sound was heard, and no exhaust trail was observed. The document notes that there was no weather sequence available for the time of the sighting, and no photographs or sketches were available at the time of filing. The report was distributed to various military commands, including the Continental Air Command (CONAC) and the Fourth Air Force. The final assessment provided on the document is 'INSUF DATA' (insufficient data), indicating that the information provided was not enough to reach a definitive conclusion regarding the nature of the object. The document is marked as 'RESTRICTED' and includes notations regarding its eventual downgrading and declassification.