Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — San Diego, California, 9 February 1967
AI-Generated Summary
A 1967 U.S. Air Force sighting report from San Diego, California, involving an 'illuminated' elliptical object observed for 30 minutes. The case was closed as having insufficient data for evaluation.
This document contains a U.S. Air Force technical information questionnaire regarding a UFO sighting reported on February 9, 1967, in San Diego, California. The witness, a 69-year-old male, reported observing a single object for approximately 30 minutes. He described the object as an 'elliptical cloud' that appeared 'illuminated.' The observation was made from inside a residential building under clear, dry weather conditions. The witness reported no sound and noted that the object did not exhibit any sudden movements, such as speeding up, breaking apart, or changing shape. The witness did not take any photographs and reported no physical evidence. The Air Force's official conclusion for this incident was 'INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION.' In addition to the sighting report, the document includes supplementary material related to a publication titled 'Flying Saucers,' a special project by the editors of LOOK magazine and United Press International. This publication provided a roundup of UFO reports from the previous twenty years, featuring photographs and interviews with witnesses. The document includes a foreword by David C. Whitney and credits various individuals for the text and imagery, including Jack V. Fox, Harold Blumenfeld, and Tom Mindell. The publication also references a photograph furnished by the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization, copyrighted in 1958 by Coral Lorenzen.
Object appeared as an illuminated cloud.
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Official Assessment
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
The witness observed an illuminated object described as an elliptical cloud for 30 minutes from inside a building in San Diego, California. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data for evaluation.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Jack V. FoxPrepared the text for the LOOK special publication
- Harold BlumenfeldGathered pictures for the LOOK special publication
- Tom MindellDesigned the LOOK special publication
- David C. WhitneyAuthor of the foreword
- Coral LorenzenCopyright holder of a UFO photograph