Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Report of Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) — Santa Susana, California, 2 December 1965
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A civilian reported a bright pinkish object in Santa Susana, California, on 2 December 1965. The Air Force concluded the object was the planet Venus.
This document is a formal report from the 6592d Support Group of the Air Force Systems Command regarding a UFO sighting in Santa Susana, California. On 2 December 1965, between 1915 and 2045 hours, a civilian observer reported seeing a bright pinkish object, approximately three-quarters the size of the moon, exhibiting a zig-zag course. The observation lasted for one and a half hours under clear weather conditions. The report was filed on 3 December 1965 by Colonel Howard E. Short. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the object was likely the planet Venus, which was in the southwest and setting at the time. The report notes that the observer's description of the object's size was likely an overestimation, as an object of that magnitude would not typically go unnoticed over the state of California for such a duration.
Object bright pinkish, three-quarters the size of the moon. Appeared to have a zig-zag course. Observed for 1 1/2 hours.
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Official Assessment
Possible Astro (VENUS)
The object was identified as Venus, which was in the southwest at the time of the report and in the process of setting. The report notes that an object three-quarters the size of the moon would not go unnoticed over the state of California for over an hour.