Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Norwalk, California, 19 January 1965
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian report of a bright light in Norwalk, California, was evaluated by the Foreign Technology Division as insufficient data, likely representing a satellite observation. The Air Force declined further investigation due to the age of the report and lack of essential details.
This document contains a Project Blue Book record regarding a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial object in Norwalk, California, on 19 January 1965. The witness reported observing a bright light moving from the southwest toward the north-northeast, which disappeared at a 45-degree elevation. The witness provided a hand-drawn diagram illustrating the object's path relative to Venus and other stars. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) evaluated the report and concluded that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation. The FTD noted that the time, duration, and other essential details were missing from the report. Furthermore, the FTD determined that the description was consistent with a satellite observation, specifically noting that the disappearance of the object was likely due to the satellite passing into the earth's shadow. The official response from the Air Force, signed by Colonel Eric T. de Jonckheere, informed the witness that the sighting was too old to warrant further investigation and that no association could be established between the observed object and an explosion reported at a later time.
Description similar to satellite reports with the disappearance attributed to the passage of the satellite into the earth's shadow.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient data for evaluation. Time, duration and other essentials missing. Description similar to a satellite observation. Flight path does not show marked change in direction. Description similar to satellite reports with the disappearance attributed to the passage of the satellite into the earth's shadow.
The sighting was deemed too old to warrant investigation and lacked sufficient data for a formal evaluation. The observed behavior was consistent with a satellite passing into the earth's shadow.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- John F. SpauldingLt Colonel, USAF, Chief, Civil Branch, Community Relations Division, Office of Information