USAF record 302542242

PROJECT 10073 RECORD

1. DATE - TIME GROUP 10 August 65 11/04502

2. LOCATION [REDACTED] Los Angeles, California

3. SOURCE Civilian

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One (Two ?)

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 Minutes

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual

7. COURSE Stationary, up

8. PHOTOS [HW: Y**] XENo

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE [HW: Y**] XENo

10 CONCLUSION Only saw on Hollywood Freeway? Possible observation of Mars and refraction as the planet was setting. The blue object attributes the star SPICAL Character of the witness taken into account Basic data in the form of positional data and motion in accord with this evaluation.

11 BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object observed from car on Hollywood Freeway Car heading West and object about 11 O'clock position Bearing shifted to 9 O'clock position as car left the Freeway Object had orange amber color Compared size to football at arm's length Blue object about the size of baseball at arm's length was observed near the orange object The orange object disappeared it went straight up changing to reddish white color No knowledge of how the blue object disappeared Night was clear and witnesses were emphatic that the object was NOT the moon Time Z50, 10 August, MOON at 20,22 RA (20 deg elevation, 160 degrees azimuth) MARS at 11,19 RA below the horizon MARS at 236 RA Position near the star SPICAL MARS in process of setting at 260 deg azimuth Flag plus RAC Observer regarded as unreliable.