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Declassified UFO / UAP Document

UFO Sighting, 25-29 Aug 65

📅 25-29 August 1965 📍 Sequoia National Park, California 🏛 Foreign Technology Division 📄 Correspondence and Project 10073 Record
Sequoia National ParkProject 10073Foreign Technology DivisionUFO1965

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TL;DR

A high school student reported a UFO sighting in Sequoia National Park in August 1965. The Air Force investigated the report and concluded the object was a high-altitude aircraft rather than a satellite, citing the object's westward flight path.

This document contains a series of records and correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a high school student in Sequoia National Park, California, between August 25 and August 29, 1965. The witness, accompanied by five friends, observed an object at 10:20 P.M. on three separate nights. The object was described as moving from the south-southeast to the north-northwest, appearing at an elevation of 50 degrees above the horizon, and remaining visible for 5 to 10 minutes. The witness initially assumed the object was a satellite and wrote to the Air Force requesting information. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base investigated the report under Project 10073. Their analysis concluded that the object could not have been a satellite because all known satellites possess an easterly component in their flight path, whereas the witness reported a westward motion. The FTD and the Office of Information determined that the sighting was most likely a high-altitude aircraft on a regularly scheduled flight. The correspondence includes a formal response from Lt. Colonel J. P. Spaulding to the witness, explaining the conclusion and providing a list of visible satellites and space debris for the student's interest.

Motion to the West rules out Satellites. Probable regular scheduled airline flight.

Official Assessment

Object observed was an aircraft at a high altitude on a regularly scheduled flight.

The motion of the object to the west ruled out satellites, as all known satellites have an easterly component in their direction of flight. The observation was determined to be a high-altitude aircraft.

Witnesses

Key Persons

  • Mrs. HuntHq USAF SAFOICC
  • J. P. SpauldingLt Colonel, USAF, Chief, Civil Branch, Community Relations Division, Office of Information

Organizations

Military Units