PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — 11 January 1955, Salona Beach, Calif.

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype report regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on January 11, 1955, near Salona Beach, California. The witness, an aircraft electrical engineer, reported observing an object that appeared as a light blue ball, which subsequently split into two objects. The second object was described as oblong with a tail, appearing the size of a pea, and emitting both blue and white light. The observation lasted approximately 20 seconds for the first phase and 5 seconds for the second. The witness reported no sound and a straight flight path on a 45-degree heading before the object disappeared into clouds. The report notes that the witness was an aircraft electrical engineer. Additionally, the report mentions a separate, earlier account from a person named Massie, who claimed to have seen a stationary flying saucer at Salona Beach several weeks prior to this incident; Massie reportedly had a camera but was too excited to take a picture. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, was that the sighting was an astronomical meteor, based on the description and duration of the event.