Project 10073 Record — Camarillo, California, 28 August 1968

On August 28, 1968, at approximately midnight, witnesses in Camarillo, California, observed a bright, bluish-white light hovering above the roof of their house. The witnesses, who were returning to their home, described the object as having a shape similar to a large fireworks sparkler. They noted that the object moved slowly across the roof before darting away at a speed they described as faster than a jet, eventually disappearing behind a grove of avocado trees. The witnesses estimated the duration of the observation to be approximately 10 seconds. In their report, the witnesses noted that the object appeared self-luminous and seemed to blink as if it were rotating. They acknowledged that while the object appeared to be 100 feet away, it could have been miles away. The investigating authorities at the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) concluded that there was insufficient data to evaluate the sighting. The report notes that the sighting did not meet the definition of a UFO as outlined in AFR 80-17, suggesting that the phenomenon could have been a plane, meteor, hot air balloon, or weather balloon, given the proximity of the location to several airfields. The witnesses were described as appearing creditable but lacking experience in observing visual phenomena.