UFO Sighting Report — San Jose, California, 25 September 1964

This document is a military sighting report concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on September 25, 1964, near San Jose, California. Three witnesses, including two 14-year-olds and a woman, reported observing a round, spinning object approximately 100 feet in diameter. The object was described as bright white with a red light in the center, emitting a shrill humming sound. According to the report, the object appeared from nowhere, landed, and then ascended at high speed, eventually traveling in a straight line toward the northwest. The witnesses observed the object for approximately 15 minutes. The military investigation, conducted by an officer identified as Nelson, concluded that the report was unreliable. The investigator noted that the data provided by the witnesses was sketchy and inconsistent, particularly regarding the direction of the object's movement. The official assessment suggests that the sighting may have been a misidentification of an advertising searchlight reflecting off scattered stratus clouds located to the northwest of the observers. No physical evidence was recovered, and no interception action was taken by military authorities.