Project 10073 Record — Clovis, California, 4 August 1965

This document contains a Project Blue Book sighting report from 4 August 1965, involving a 15-year-old student in Clovis, California. The witness observed a round, solid object that appeared to change colors—from green to white to red—while moving from below the Big Dipper toward the constellation Cassiopeia. The observation lasted approximately 20 to 30 seconds. The witness, who was in their front yard at the time, noted that the object was brighter than the background sky and compared its appearance to a 'Fourth of July sparkler.' The witness also reported that the object moved behind a street light and eventually faded as it neared the horizon. The witness explicitly stated they used no instruments to observe the object and noted that they had previously sighted a stationary object in Fresno in 1963. The report includes a hand-drawn diagram by the witness illustrating the object's path relative to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia, as well as a letter from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, to Dr. J. Allen Hynek requesting an evaluation. Despite the initial conclusion of 'Satellite (DECAY)' on the project record, the accompanying correspondence notes that a check with SPADATS revealed no satellite decays during the time of the sighting, suggesting the possibility of smaller space debris not tracked on regular plotting bases.