1963 Vandenberg Disk Sighting and the NUFORC Archive of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
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A 1963 sighting near Vandenberg AFB describes a large disk hovering during a Scout missile launch, a “HOLD UFO” teletype, two chase planes, and the object speeding west as witnesses including a Navy radioman at Point Mugu and his partner John Wells watched; NUFORC has archived it within a broad, global collection of unidentified aerial phenomena observed by ordinary people, noting various shapes and durations and that views belong to individual witnesses, highlighting ongoing public interest in unexplained sightings sometimes tied to military activity.