Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Report of Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) — Pasadena, California, 5 October 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A 12-year-old witness reported a silver, glowing object over Pasadena, California, on October 5, 1963. The Air Force concluded the object was likely an aircraft departing from a Los Angeles airport.
On October 5, 1963, at dusk, a 12 1/2-year-old observer reported a sighting of an unidentified object near Eagle Rock, Pasadena, California. The witness described a large silver object exhibiting a slight bluish fluorescence, with four lights visible in the middle. The object was reported to be traveling north at a high rate of speed at an estimated altitude of 5,000 feet. The observation consisted of two brief glimpses, as the witness's view was partially obscured by atmospheric haze and the setting sun. The report was filed with the SSD Command Post in Inglewood, California. Military investigators were unable to contact the witness to obtain further information. Based on the available data, the 6592d Support Group concluded that the object was likely an aircraft climbing on a north-northeast heading, originating from a Los Angeles airport.
A large silver object, described as having a slight bluish florescence. Four lights appeared to be located in the "middle."
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Official Assessment
The location indicates that the object was an aircraft climbing on a north-northeast heading from a Los Angeles airport.
The sighting was reported as two glimpses, with the view obscured by haze and the setting sun. The investigator was unable to contact the observer for further details.