Incident · 14 October 2003 · Vandenberg AFB, California
Vandenberg “Red Square” incident
On 14 October 2003, Boeing contractors at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California reported a massive glowing red square hovering silently over two missile-defence sites. Security Forces personnel later reported a craft larger than a football field hovering over an entry control point.
Jeffrey Nuccetelli described the incursions under oath to the House Oversight Committee on 9 September 2025. Chaz King, another Security Forces member on duty, gave his account in the 2025 documentary The Age of Disclosure.
Sources: House Oversight hearing (9 September 2025) · San Luis Obispo Tribune (2025)
Facts and claims
- documented In sworn testimony on 9 September 2025, Jeffrey Nuccetelli told the House Oversight task force that the incursions began on 14 October 2003 with Boeing contractors' report of a massive glowing red square over two missile-defence sites. He said he personally witnessed one event and investigated others, and that "Official Air Force records of this event are in possession by AARO and the FBI" (no such record has been released). The transcript records the testimony, not its accuracy. — Jeffrey Nuccetelli Source: Hearing transcript: Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection (Sept 9, 2025)
- claimed The incursions began on October 14, 2003, when Boeing contractors reported a massive glowing red square silently hovering over two missile defense sites. — Jeffrey Nuccetelli Source: Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection at 35:30
- claimed Nuccetelli testified that when he arrived on scene, five shaken witnesses described a massive triangular craft larger than a football field that had hovered silently for about 45 seconds over their entry control point before shooting away. About a week later another patrol reported an erratic light over the ocean that descended onto the flight line, then left at high speed. — Jeffrey Nuccetelli Source: Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection at 36:24
- claimed In the documentary The Age of Disclosure, Security Forces member Chaz King said: "Later that night, myself and five security forces members, we observed a bright light approaching the base." He described a craft about the size of a football field, almost rectangular, that then shot off up the coast. — Chaz King Source: yahoo.com (archived)
Connected files
Documents
- Hearing transcript: Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection (Sept 9, 2025) (testimony in) — Air Force veteran Jeffrey Nuccetelli described the 2003 “Red Square” incursions at Vandenberg
Hearings & briefings
- Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection (testimony in) — Air Force veteran Jeffrey Nuccetelli described the 2003 “Red Square” incursions at Vandenberg
Incidents
- Big Sur Atlas missile incident (same base as) — Both at Vandenberg
Organizations
- National Reconnaissance Office (during launches of) — Nuccetelli says the base was conducting launches the NRO deemed “the most important in 25 years”
People
- Chaz King (witnesses)
- Jeffrey Nuccetelli (witnesses)
Places
- Vandenberg Space Force Base (occurred at)
Videos
- House holds hearing on UFOs, government transparency | full video (discussed in)
- Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection (discussed in)
Mentioned in this file
- Boeing (Organization)
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Organization)
- The Age of Disclosure (Documentary)