Project 10073 Record Card — Orangevale, California, May 1964

On May 30, 1964, a civilian in Orangevale, California, reported a UFO sighting to the local police department. The report was subsequently forwarded to McClellan Base Operations and Mather AFB. The witness described an object traveling from North to South in a straight path, appearing as a bright white star, but larger and lower than the stars. The object reportedly had an exhaust trail approximately one-quarter inch long to its rear and made no sound. The observation lasted for approximately two and a half minutes before the object faded out in the Southeast. The witness initially reported the time as 1550 Zulu, though the report notes this time was in error. The investigating officer, Arthur P. Lueckemann of the Security & Law Enforcement Division at McClellan AFB, concluded that the object was the Echo II satellite, citing the time of year and the rotation of the earth as the basis for this identification. The report confirms that there was no air traffic or balloon releases in the area and no physical evidence was found.