Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Sighting at Klamath, California, 23 March 1966
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A sighting of lights in Klamath, California, on March 23, 1966, was investigated by the Air Force. The objects were officially identified as stars and planets, specifically Sirius, Jupiter, Betelgeuse, and Capella.
On March 23, 1966, a sighting of three or four unidentified objects was reported near Klamath, California. The observation, which lasted for approximately three hours, involved lights described as green, red, yellow, blue, and orange, exhibiting up-and-down motion while generally heading west. An aircraft, identified as ETHAN 52, was diverted to the area at 0950Z and remained until 1030Z to investigate, but the pilot reported observing nothing unusual. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the lights were astronomical in nature, specifically identifying the stars Sirius, Capella, and Betelgeuse, along with the planet Jupiter, all of which were positioned in the western sky at the time of the report. The report notes that the objects possessed all the characteristics of stars and planets. The reliability of the reporting NCO was assessed as F-6.
Has all the charecteristics of stars amd planets.
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Official Assessment
Astro(STARS/PLANETS). The stars SIRIUS, CAPELLA, BETELGEUSE and the planet JUPITER. They were all in the western sky at the time of the sighting.
The observed lights were determined to be astronomical bodies, specifically Sirius, Jupiter, Betelgeuse, and Capella, based on their positions and characteristics.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- EDWARDS ARNETT R.MSGT, COMM CENTER NCOIC