Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 22 January 1964
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1964 sighting of a stationary light in Red Bluff, California, was officially identified as the planet Venus. The report confirms no photographic evidence or radar contact was associated with the event.
This Project 10073 record card documents a sighting that occurred on January 22, 1964, in Red Bluff, California. The report describes a circular white light, estimated to be 150 feet in diameter, observed hovering over an 8,000-foot mountain at a 10-degree elevation. The observation lasted for approximately 20 minutes, during which the object remained stationary before disappearing suddenly. The observers were looking in a westerly or WNW direction. The official evaluation concluded that the object was the planet Venus, noting its position at 255 degrees azimuth with a magnitude of -3.5. The disappearance of the object was attributed to the planet setting behind the mountain.
Disappearance of object coincident with setting of planet behind mountain. Case evaluated as venus.
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Official Assessment
Venus at 255 deg az with a mag of -3.5. Disappearance of object coincident with setting of planet behind mountain. Case evaluated as venus.
The object was identified as the planet Venus based on its azimuth, magnitude, and the timing of its disappearance behind a mountain.