Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Ventura, California, 21 March 1956
AI-Generated Summary
A 1956 sighting report from Ventura, California, involving two round, red and white objects observed in the western sky. The military concluded the objects were likely astronomical in nature, specifically Venus, due to the location and the illogical nature of the reported movement speeds.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on March 21, 1956, in Ventura, California. The report describes two round, red and white objects, estimated to be the size of peas held at arm's length. The sighting was reported by a civilian, identified as a 17-year-old student at the Ventura School for Girls, and subsequently by an Airman First Class at the Oxnard AFB Tower. The civilian observer reported the objects for ten minutes, while the second observer reported them for one hour and thirty minutes. The objects were observed in the west, and their movement was described as one being very slow and the other very fast. No radar contact was made with the objects. The official conclusion reached by the headquarters was that the sighting was 'Possibly Astronomical,' noting that the objects were in the west, which is the location of Venus. The report further questions the logic of the reported speeds, noting the discrepancy between the slow and fast movements observed over the stated durations. The document concludes with a note that no further action was taken per Captain Shaitan.
It does not seem logical that one object was traveling very slow and the other "very fast" if they were seen for the periods indicated in 7 above.
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Official Assessment
Possibly Astronomical
The objects were reported in the west, which is the location of Venus. The headquarters noted that it does not seem logical for one object to be traveling very slow and the other very fast if they were seen for the periods indicated.
Witnesses
- Birdie ChaseStudentVentura School for Girls
- J. J. DevaliA/1COxnard AFB
Key Persons
- Capt ShaitanOfficer in charge of action