Project 10073 Record — San Francisco, California, September-October 1969

This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon in San Francisco, California, between September 27 and October 10, 1969. The witness, whose identity is redacted, reported observing a light in the eastern sky from Buena Vista Park. The object was described as having a round hub at one end with red, green, and yellow colors, and it was noted to produce flashing signals. The witness observed the object daily at approximately 0400 hours for a period of two weeks. The object would rise in the East and disappear at dawn. The official conclusion reached by the investigating authorities at FTD, Wright-Patterson AFB, was that the phenomenon was likely the planet Venus. The report includes a standard Sighting of Unidentified Phenomena Questionnaire, sketches of the object's position, and notes regarding the object's apparent right ascension and azimuth, which were used to support the astronomical identification.