Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Richmond, California, 17 August 1952
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AI-Generated Summary
On 17 August 1952, Ground Observer Corps members in Richmond, California, reported a 10-12 foot long, silent, color-changing object. The military investigation noted clear weather and the presence of local aircraft, but reached no definitive conclusion.
This document contains a collection of reports and questionnaires regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting on 17 August 1952 in Richmond, California. The primary witness, Warren Doe, a 21-year-old radio and television repairman, reported observing a solid object while mowing his lawn. The object was initially seen as a blue-white light that changed to a brilliant orange and flickered. The witness, who was with his mother, Mrs. Florence Doe, estimated the object to be 10-12 feet long and noted that it moved behind a tree. The sighting lasted approximately 6-7 minutes. The witness explicitly stated that there was no sound associated with the object. Official military records from the 28th Air Division confirm the sighting by Ground Observer Corps members at post NH3553. The military report notes that the weather was clear with no wind and that one F-89 and one F-86 aircraft were in the local area at the time. The witness provided detailed sketches of the object's path and shape, and in his written comments, he argued against the possibility of the object being a jet aircraft, citing the lack of sound and the specific light characteristics. The documentation includes the standard Project 10073 record card, observer questionnaires, and teletype communications between military units, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB.
Each time the object would turn the bright orange, it would gain speed at the greatest degree. From this I disqualify the possibility of a Jet craft since the jet would appear the brightest orange when viewed directly from the rear, facing directly into exhaust duct.
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Official Assessment
The object was observed by Ground Observer Corps members in Richmond, California. It was described as a 10-12 foot long silver object that changed color from blue-white to brilliant orange and exhibited rapid speed changes. The observer, a radio and television repairman, disqualified the possibility of a jet aircraft based on the lack of sound and the nature of the light.