Project 10073 Record — Unidentified Flying Object Sighting, Los Angeles, California, April 1966

This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding an unidentified flying object sighting reported in Los Angeles, California, on April 21, 1966. The report details an observation by three witnesses who reported a green cloud at 4:30 A.M. The object was described as initially appearing in the shape of a horseshoe before changing into a form resembling an exclamation mark. The report includes a formal memorandum from the Department of the Air Force, Headquarters 60th Air Base Group at Travis Air Force Base, dated April 25, 1966. This memorandum provides specific details regarding the object, noting it was a bright blue light seen in the sky for approximately 30 minutes. The report notes that numerous calls were made to the Napa Police dispatcher and a telephone operator in Fairfield, California. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear. Base Operations at Travis Air Force Base investigated the sighting, and Captain Neubauer, a weather forecaster, provided an assessment that the phenomenon was likely a meteor, noting the presence of a persistent trail. A subsequent follow-up on July 19, 1966, confirmed that the radar section at Camp Pendleton had no radar contact with the alleged UFO. The final assessment by Major Lewis P. Gaby concluded that Captain Neubauer's statement provided a possible solution to the incident.