Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Cupertino, California, January 4, 1969
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in Cupertino, California, reported a moving light that changed colors on January 4, 1969. The U.S. Air Force FTD concluded the object was likely an aircraft.
On January 4, 1969, at 0315 hours, a civilian observer in Cupertino, California, reported sighting an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The observer, who was located on the second story of their house looking out of a window, described the object as a moving point of light. According to the report, the light changed colors, shifting from white to green, then to red, and finally back to white. The observation lasted approximately one minute. The observer noted that they were looking at the sky when they noticed the object moving. The flight path was recorded as North to Northeast. The official conclusion reached by the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) was that the sighting was a 'Probable (AIRCRAFT),' noting that the description was consistent with aircraft observation. The report also references a previous report from the same observer in March 1965. The document includes standard U.S. Air Force sighting questionnaire forms, including sketches of the observer's perspective and the object's movement.
Observer sighted a moving white light that changed to green and then to red and then back to white.
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Official Assessment
Probable (AIRCRAFT). Discription consistent with aircraft observation. See also NCIO for March 1965 from observer.
The phenomenon was identified as a probable aircraft based on the observer's description of the light's movement and color changes.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian