Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Long Beach, California, 24 February 1954
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A 1954 sighting report from Long Beach, California, involving 13-year-old witnesses who observed a stationary light. The military investigation concluded the object was an aircraft approaching the observers.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence regarding an aerial sighting reported on February 24, 1954, in Long Beach, California. The primary witnesses were 13-year-old boys who observed a round, red light, approximately the size of a basketball, with a white light shining from one side. The object reportedly remained stationary for 34 seconds south of Long Beach before moving toward the north, at which point the white light became visible. The total duration of the observation was approximately five minutes. The report was transmitted via teletype from the 2347th Air Force Reserve Training Center at Long Beach Municipal Airport to the Air Defense Command, the Air Technical Intelligence Center, and other Air Force intelligence entities. The official conclusion, provided by the base officer of the day, suggests that the witnesses observed an aircraft approaching their position, which created the optical illusion of the object standing still before it changed direction. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear.
BELIVE THE YOUTH SAW AN AIRCRAFT COMING IN THEIR DIRECTION WHICH WOULD MAKE AIRCRAFT LOOK LIKE IT WAS STANDING STILL
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Official Assessment
Base officer of the day believes the youth saw an aircraft coming in their direction which would make aircraft look like it was standing still.
The sighting was attributed to an aircraft observed by 13-year-old boys, with the perceived stationary behavior explained by the aircraft's approach vector.
Witnesses
- [illegible]13 year old boys