Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Seattle, Washington, 12 August 1965
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A civilian in Seattle reported a white, star-like object circling the moon on August 12, 1965. The Air Force dismissed the report as lacking evidence and attributed the observation to the witness's imagination.
This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon in Seattle, Washington, on August 12, 1965. The witness, who was on their front lawn at approximately 8:20 PM, observed a white, solid object that appeared like a star for a duration of five minutes. The witness described the object as being the size of a basketball and claimed it was circling the moon before moving behind a tree or into the horizon. The witness explicitly stated their belief that the object was a UFO from another planet. The official Air Force conclusion dismissed the report, stating that there was no data to prove the object was not an aircraft and characterizing the claim that the object circled the moon as a product of the observer's imagination. The file includes a handwritten questionnaire completed by the witness and an envelope addressed to the U.S. Air Force UFO Department in Washington, D.C.
Observer stated the object was probably a UFO and had to come from another planet.
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Official Assessment
No data presented to indicate object could NOT have been an A/C. Over imagination by stating object circled the moon.
The observer reported a white, solid object that appeared as a star and was described as circling the moon. The official assessment concluded that the report lacked data to rule out an aircraft and attributed the description of the object circling the moon to the observer's imagination.