Project 10073 Record Card — Palm Springs, California, 5 September 1954

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on September 5, 1954, near Palm Springs, California. The incident involved a blue light observed by the pilots of two separate aircraft. The first pilot, operating a Lockheed Lodestar 12L, reported the object while flying near Riverside, California, at approximately 2121 hours, noting it was at an altitude of 13,000 feet and moving south at a high rate of speed. A second pilot, operating aircraft N682, also reported seeing the blue light while over Palm Springs at 2125 hours. The second pilot, however, placed the location of the object to the east, estimating it to be near Blythe, California. The report was processed by the March Flight Service Center at March Air Force Base. Official conclusions recorded on the card state that there was insufficient data regarding the duration, distance, and manner of disappearance of the object to conduct a proper evaluation. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with 15 miles of visibility, no clouds, and no thunderstorms. The document includes teletype headers indicating distribution to the Air Defense Command, the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF, and the Commander of MATS at Andrews Air Force Base.