PROJECT 10073 Rt:CORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. r.O.~CL\JSIOI'fS ( Pncif i r:) Wo' Ualloun P robohly Bulloon Possibly Balloon. D~\TETIM! G~OtJ' TYPE OF oaSERV-'TION n Ground VIsual 0 Ground-Radar Wos Aircraft 0 P robobl y Ai r croh C A Ir-Vi suol Po:.~ibly Aircraft 0 A ir-Intercept Radar .5. PHOTOS Was Astronomi col P ro b obi y Astronomi col rnili~9-ry Po,sibly Astronomical LEHOTH OJI ::;.\!~VATtON NUMBER OF 08JECTS 9. one \-le3t Insufficient Data for Evaluation Ill. BR1!fl SUt.IMA~Y Ofl SIGHTtNO 11. COMMENTS R011nd obj size and brightne~s of lst raag Gtar q~=d -wi "th a_?parent luminous vapor svirlinz ubou t obj. V'J.por 20X size o:"' "Jb..}. Att~ntion <-'.ttra e1 'Jy b:-ightness of light. Initia l appe: r - -.;.,ncc on r0-:-:1.;:o n to Ea3t:. Ob~ ?assed overhead or 'Jt.:'CSe c!' 2'"0 deg. Ap?eared ~" fall into clouJ.~ a:-<! did no:. renppear. In s.:._;:..;1: for !~ minutQ. s ~/1! i:1 !:.ret.!.ble. R2.dar a nd. r::.~io contact with o b .) f:'.i led. Obj believ ed. t o be mis:;l1.c . Due to shock \tjave pa tte tn '.)~ v~pur. D.:ost:ripti o.fl conform5 v"it.n FL.'1'1-lys t s o f mlssil~. Launch probably f1om Vand~nburg o r Pt Mu~u. Si3!1tlng in a rP.a over 'Which mis~iles \lould t~:{e on flight t o targ~ t area ueac Phi l.l.ippines. DM.\r n:o OY TO RL 53/COM 4 ~F HAM AFB CALI F RUH?9/CINSPACrLT RU',.JS? G/ C OMCRUD~SPAC Z~1/COMCORTRON 3 u.l C Li~S .AF DIST~ NI N-9, XOP-l, XOPX-4, SAF-O.S- 3 (17) '') CO.lC? ACr L T I NST 382 3 SIZS ~ND 3RIGHTN~SS ~:RST MAG STAR G. ALU~I~OUS APPARENT'VA?OR SWI RLED ABOUT AND TRAILED OBJECT. TLiiS VA?OR APPEARED TWENTY TIMES 03JECT S IZE 2o DESCRIPTIO~ Or COURSE Or OBJECT A, 9RIG~TNESS OF LIGHT D, ON HO~IZON 09ST D~ COU~SS 27~ ?ASSED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD Eu A?P D TO FALL INTO CLOUDS AND DID NOT ;...? GROU~l'J-"j: SUr\L DATE Or SIGHTING 1G 9LI I ? N:\'/AI D r-Lf.I.GPLOT 3rH CrIC :JCS CSA CSA~ Cit\ NIC CcJGr\RD t.O'i riOl 10. {\\ j' CIRCUIT .'iO ,-',\:; z OF . P~G::s TI~E Or 1f:CC:t;r 6o IDE~7I~Y!NG INFORM~TION Or OBSERVERS: A~ FIRST SIGHTED BY LTJR R J SANDS, USN OOD. R~LI~BLE ALSO 03SERVC 3Y LCDR R J EDRIS, USN CO, ENS J E BENTON, USN JOOD, RLIA3LZ LA~PE) E H BM2 USN, 3f10'. RELIABLE. ? o WEAT CONDITIONS A~ CLEA~, DARK NIG~T Co UN L I ~1 : TED Po NONE !~NONE llo COM~AND!NG C0 2NT5~ INITIAL REAC7:~N Of SIGHTING OFFICER. WAS THAT.OB~ECT WAS A~ A!RC?A?T IN DISTRESS RADAR AND R~DIO SEARCH FAILED TO SUPPO~T THIS, if.~.;)OR APPEARED TO CONFOR~ TO SHOCK WA\JE P.,TT~RN EVALU.~T-ED POSS!8_: ~ISSILE NOTE: : ADV CY DEL TO NIN CIRCUIT 1'~0. ~.\Ci O r )')!\GES TIM( or ;-l~CifiT D~T:2: Tl.~t: C.lQU,3 Vlidely Seen UFO In Calif. S:t ort!y after 4:00 a . m ., on the morn- Ing of :S September 1963, a fastmoving UFO w:ls reported over Santa Clara and San ~faleo counties. Repnrts came in from the town (Jf Woodsi<ie and San Jose also. Sherii'fs offices in the above-mentioned cotJnties r eceived twenty r e ports. Some de'"..,.~?tions given by witnesses were as foi 'Y-s: .. A half moon pulsating object; a .. circular object lighted from the in- terior.,. The l ight, which appeared to turn off and on was visible intermittently The Federll Aviation Agency, when queried, was unable to accouht for tht-