Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Clarksburg, West Virginia, October 1965
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian report of a UFO sighting in Clarksburg, West Virginia, in October 1965 was investigated under Project 10073. The official conclusion determined the object was the planet Jupiter.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record and a personal letter from a civilian witness regarding a UFO sighting in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The witness, a housewife, reported observing a round, blue-white, shiny object on two separate occasions in October 1965. She described the object as having a bright glow, appearing to spin like a top, and at one point hovering approximately three feet off the ground. She noted that the object later appeared in the sky, changed to a dull gray color, and eventually vanished after an airplane flew between her and the object. The official conclusion recorded on the project form identifies the object as the planet Jupiter, noting its magnitude of -2.0 and its position in the southwest at the time. The witness expressed a deep interest in UFOs and requested information from the agency, swearing to the truth of her account.
I swear as God as my witness that what I have told you is true.
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Official Assessment
Astro (JUPITER) (ST. Mag -2.0) In the southwest at this time.
The object was identified as the planet Jupiter.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian