Basic UFO Report — Anacortes, Washington, 24 July 1965

This document consists of a series of naval messages and a standardized sighting report form detailing an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon observed on July 24, 1965, near Anacortes, Washington. The primary witness, identified as a reliable electronics technician, reported seeing a blue-white, star-shaped object at high altitude. The object moved in a direct west-to-east trajectory for a duration of 10 seconds. The witness noted that the object appeared to be the size of a pea held at arm's length and produced no sound or trail. The report explicitly states that there was no radar contact and no physical evidence. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that the object was a meteor, citing the flight path and description as consistent with such an observation. The report was transmitted from NAS Whidbey to Paine Field AFB and subsequently to the USAF Foreign Technology Division, with copies distributed to various intelligence and military agencies, including the DIA and CIA. The sighting was noted as being confirmed by two apparently reliable sources.