UAP Sighting Report — Long Beach, California, 8 October 1953

This document is a military sighting report concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on 8 October 1953 near Long Beach, California. A civilian witness reported seeing two round, saucer-like objects, approximately twelve feet in diameter. The objects were described as clear and slightly transparent. According to the report, the objects were observed for three minutes, during which they moved from the observer's position to a point six miles south, returned to the observer's position, and subsequently disappeared over the ocean to the west. The observation occurred at night under clear weather conditions. The report was filed by the 2347th AFRTC at Long Beach Municipal Airport and directed to the Air Technical Intelligence Center, among other commands. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation, noting that while the Sheriff's Office received numerous reports regarding the objects, the primary questionnaire was not returned. The document includes a breakdown of the observation details, including the flight path, the lack of radar contact, and the corroboration of the sighting by the local Sheriff's office.