Project 10073 Record Card and UFO Report — Niland, California, September 1963

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a formal memorandum regarding a UFO sighting reported on September 1, 1963, in Niland, California. Two civilian witnesses, including a Mr. James Shannon, observed a yellow and orange point of light moving from south to north, approximately 15 to 20 degrees west of north. The observation lasted between two and three minutes. The witnesses reported that the object made no sound, had no tail, and appeared to travel at a speed faster than any aircraft known to them. The report was initially received by Tsgt Deehan at the Space Systems Division (SSD) Command Post on September 3, 1963, and subsequently forwarded to the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The official conclusion recorded on the card and in the memorandum suggests that the duration and general description of the object were in accord with aircraft analysis, and that there was no evidence to suggest the object could not have been an aircraft. The memorandum, signed by Lieutenant Colonel William J. Trigg, states that no further action would be taken unless requested by the Foreign Technology Division.