Project 10073 Records: Incident 369 and Incident 372

This document contains records from Project 10073 regarding two separate unidentified aerial phenomena sightings reported in June 1949. The first incident, numbered 369, occurred on June 14, 1949, in Miami Beach, Florida. A civilian witness reported observing two objects that appeared like falling stars, which exhibited unusual behavior, including zig-zagging and separating, before disappearing. The witness, a former Marine, explicitly stated they were not planes, birds, or reflected ground lights. The official conclusion for this incident, issued by Lt. Colonel A. J. Hemstreet, Jr. of the Analysis Division, Intelligence Department, was that the objects were of natural celestial origin, specifically meteors. The second incident, numbered 372, occurred on June 17, 1949, in La Jolla, California. A witness reported seeing a large, round, chromium-plated object, approximately the size of a Douglas DC-4 aircraft, at an altitude of 4,000 feet. The witness noted the object moved rapidly like a jet but lacked wings or vertical stabilizers and made no sound. The interrogator noted the witness was intelligent and stable. The document includes correspondence from the Miami Beach witness, who expressed skepticism regarding 'flying discs' and requested an explanation for the behavior they observed. The Air Force responded by acknowledging the report and confirming it had been incorporated into their study of unidentified aerial phenomena.