Project 10073 Record Card — Pebble Beach, California, 11 April 1961

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting reported on April 11, 1961, in Pebble Beach, California. A civilian witness observed a bright, undefinable object with red and green rims, described as being larger than a grapefruit but smaller than a volleyball. The object was initially seen stationary at approximately 30 degrees above the horizon for about two minutes before moving toward the observer and disappearing to the North toward Spanish Bay. The witness reported no sound and did not use binoculars. The reporting officer, Captain Austin R. Brw [illegible] of the 78th Fighter Wing at Hamilton AFB, noted that the sighting was not investigated on-site due to the distance from the base. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the witness likely observed the planet Jupiter, which was in the indicated position at the time with a magnitude of -1. The report suggests that the perceived motion of the object was an illusion caused by the direction of motion being against the wind. The document includes teletype communications between various Air Force commands, including the Air Defense Command and the Secretary of the Air Force, regarding the report.