Project 10073 Record: UFO Observation 18 April 69

This document contains a series of records regarding a UFO sighting reported at McClellan Air Force Base, California, on April 18, 1969. The initial report, filed under Project 10073, describes a single, bright, white crystal-like object observed from the ground. The witness, TSgt Adam J. Viney, Sr., reported that the object appeared to move in no apparent fixed pattern, though it remained generally stationary at an azimuth of 240 degrees. The report notes that the base tower used binoculars to observe the object, and that other units, including the base weather station and Mather AFB, were consulted. Despite the initial report, the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base determined the information provided was insufficient for a full scientific investigation and requested that the witness complete an AF Form 117. The final conclusion reached by the project was that the object was likely the planet Jupiter, which was positioned at an azimuth of 251 degrees and an elevation of 25 degrees at the time of the observation. TSgt Viney noted in his report that he had personally observed this same object on clear nights over the past year and had previously assumed it to be a weather satellite.