Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence — Buena Park, California, January 1954

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated military correspondence regarding a UFO sighting in Buena Park, California, on January 22, 1954. The report describes two distinct sightings. The first involved a single egg-shaped, orange object that appeared to be the size of a 50-cent piece. This object was observed moving from the southwest to the northeast at a 60-degree angle, performing a half-circle maneuver before disappearing over the mountains. A second sighting involved five objects flying in a V-formation. The duration of the observation was reported as one minute. The witnesses were identified as young individuals, and their reliability was vouched for by the Buena Park Police Department. Military personnel, specifically 2nd Lt. Frank T. Issem of the 2347th AFRTC, investigated the report. Issem expressed doubt regarding the veracity of the account, citing the age of the witnesses and the lack of corroborating reports from other sources or military bases in the area. Weather conditions at the time were described as clear with calm surf. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center was that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation. The document was originally classified as Confidential but was later downgraded and declassified, as evidenced by the correspondence dated February 23, 1954, which officially changed the security classification to Unclassified.