Project 10073 Record Card and Reporting of Information on Unidentified Flying Objects

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying official report dated August 11, 1952, regarding a sighting of an unidentified flying object by two U.S. Forestry Service employees. The primary incident occurred on November 2, 1951, at approximately 2300 hours in Garlock Canyon, California. The witnesses, who were driving in a jeep, reported observing a circular object, approximately 30 feet in diameter and 8 feet thick, which displayed a vivid blue-green color and was surrounded by an aura or glow. A dark green band circled the object and remained horizontal to the ground throughout the encounter. The witnesses reported that the object made no sound and performed a series of maneuvers, moving from a hovering position to speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour. The object moved to the northeast and disappeared behind hills, only to reappear and hover in the next valley. The witnesses, who were described as steady and dependable, attempted to attract the object's attention by waving and shouting. The object eventually moved sideways and disappeared as if it had been extinguished. The official conclusion recorded on the card attributes the sighting to psychological causes. The document also references a separate, earlier sighting by the same individuals in August 1949, which they believed to be a secret, experimental military craft from Edwards Air Force Base or the Navy station at Inyokern. The report includes a map and two sketches of the object to support the narrative.