Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — 16 Sep 55 Sighting, Santa Cruz, California
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A 1955 sighting of six to seven glowing objects in Santa Cruz, California, was officially identified as artillery fire from Fort Ord. The report includes a teletype transcript and a Project 10073 record card.
On September 16, 1955, at 0340Z, a witness in Seacliff, Santa Cruz, California, observed six to seven unidentified objects for a duration of 50 minutes. The witness, a 42-year-old female Deputy Tax Collector and Treasurer, described the objects as having the appearance of tracers, glowing white and red, and observed them through field glasses. The objects were reported to appear at intervals, moving from 45 degrees to 270 degrees at a 45-degree upward angle. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card and reported via teletype to the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The official conclusion reached by the investigating authorities was that the sighting was caused by artillery firings from Fort Ord, California, a finding verified by military personnel at the location.
Cause of sighting: Artillery firings from Fort Ord, California.
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Official Assessment
Artillery firings from Fort Ord, California.
The sighting was attributed to anti-aircraft artillery fire from Fort Ord, California, based on verification by military personnel.
Witnesses
- MRS [illegible]DEPUTY OF TAX COLLECTORS AND TTRESURER OF SANTA CRUZ