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Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting Report - August 12, 1962

📅 12 August 1962 📍 SE San Jose, California 🏛 ATIC 📄 Record Card and Correspondence
Project 10073San JoseLubbock Lightsunreliable reportV-formation

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TL;DR

A civilian reported a V-shaped formation of gold objects in San Jose, California, in 1962. The report was filed five months later and was officially dismissed as an unreliable report due to the delay in reporting and lack of investigative data.

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and a supporting letter dated January 16, 1963, regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on August 12, 1962, in SE San Jose, California. The witness, a civilian, reported seeing multiple gold-colored objects arranged in a 'V' shape, resembling a flock of ducks, with approximately eight dots on each side. The objects were observed for three seconds, moving from North to South at an estimated speed of 500-600 mph. The witness noted that the objects moved without sound, against the wind, and eventually veered sharply at right angles before disappearing. The witness compared the appearance of the objects to the 'Lubbock Lights.' The weather was described as balmy with no clouds and a full moon. The witness stated they were 'awstruck' and unable to speak for a few minutes after the event. The official evaluation on the record card notes that the report was submitted five months after the sighting, providing no indication of distance, and that the report was 'too old to investigate.' Consequently, the case was classified as an 'unreliable report.'

There was nobody to confirm this report. I was so awstruck, I could not speak until a few minutes after it was gone.

Official Assessment

Case listed as unreliable report.

The report was submitted five months after the sighting. The witness estimated the speed at 500-600 mph and observed the objects moving in a V-formation. The report was considered too old to investigate.

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