USAF record 302531438 (1964)

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE

12. CONCLUSIONS

22 January 1964 Red Bluff, California

Local GMT 23/0345Z

Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar

O Yes O No military

20 minutes one stationary

Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Venus Possibly Astronomical - Possibly Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown

Brief Summary of Lighting: Circular white light 150 ft in diameter observed to hang over 8,000 ft mountain at 10 deg elevation for 15-20 minutes, disappeared suddenly. Observers looking in westerly or WNW direction.

Comments: Venus at 235 deg az with a mag of -3:5; disappearance of object coincident with setting of planet behind mountain. Case evaluated as venus.