Project 10073 Record Card and Incoming Message Reports — San Jose, California, April 1964

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and a series of incoming military messages detailing three separate sightings of an unidentified flying object near San Jose, California, between April 28 and April 30, 1964. The witnesses, identified as members of the Civil Air Patrol (C.A.P.), reported observing an egg-shaped object approximately 30 feet across, which exhibited a bright glare. During the first sighting, the object was described as stationary or hovering just above the Santa Cruz mountain range. In subsequent sightings, the object was described as star-shaped and roughly the size of an automobile, maintaining a position with very slight movement before eventually fading or disappearing to the north. The intelligence officer, 1st Lt. Peter D. Prentiss, noted that the witnesses were considered reliable and familiar with the area. Despite the detailed reports, the official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the cause of the sightings could not be determined. The reports note that a private aircraft was observed flying under the object at a much lower altitude during one of the events, providing a point of reference for the object's position. The weather conditions were reported as having scattered clouds, and no optical aids were used by the observers.