Project 10073 Record — Bakersfield, California, September 1965

This document collection contains a Project 10073 record and associated correspondence regarding UFO sightings reported by a civilian in Bakersfield, California, in 1965. The civilian witness reported two distinct sightings: one in August 1965 involving a loud, low-altitude aircraft with orange-yellow lights, and a second on 1 September 1965 involving three lights in a triangular formation moving at high speed without audible noise. The Air Force investigated these reports, concluding that the September sighting was likely a test aircraft at high altitude. The August sighting was compared to an infra-red photo mission, with the reported noise attributed to a generator. The file also includes administrative correspondence regarding the witness's son, Airman Second Class John C. Haberman, and his request for reassignment, which the Air Force directed to be handled through standard military personnel channels. The Air Force maintained its official stance that there was no evidence to support the existence of extraterrestrial vehicles.