Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Long Beach, California, 5 February 1955
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian report of a round object with a tail in Long Beach, California, on 5 February 1955 was investigated under Project 10073. The military concluded the sighting was consistent with an aircraft track.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported in Long Beach, California, on 5 February 1955. The witness, identified as a civilian, reported observing a single object described as 'round, with tail' at approximately 2300Z. The observation occurred under conditions of clear, scattered high clouds. The report indicates that the sighting was not captured in photographs and there was no radar contact associated with the event. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that the report conformed to an aircraft track. The documentation includes standard record cards (ATIC Form 329 and AISOP Form 5) and a teletype message routed to various military units, including the 67th ACWRON and the 27th AD, indicating the standard military procedure for processing such reports during this period.
Report conforms with ACFT track.
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Official Assessment
Report conforms with ACFT track.
The sighting was evaluated as conforming to an aircraft track.