Project 10073 Record Card — Azusa, California, 18 March 1955

This document consists of a collection of records, including a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype communications, regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting on 18 March 1955 in Azusa, California. A civilian observer reported seeing two square, silver objects moving north at a high rate of speed. The observer described the objects as having a humming noise and being the size of an arm at arm's length. The observation lasted approximately five minutes. Military communications from the 751st AC&W Squadron at Mt. Laguna, California, were forwarded to the Air Defense Command, the 27th Air Division, and the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The teletype reports confirm the details provided by the observer and note that the witness was a 45-year-old housewife. Official comments appended to the record indicate that there was significant aircraft activity in the area at the time of the sighting, leading investigators to conclude that the objects were possibly aircraft. The documentation includes internal military routing information and references to Air Force Regulation 200-2, which governed the reporting of unidentified flying objects. The records reflect a standard military procedure for documenting and evaluating civilian reports of aerial phenomena during the mid-1950s, emphasizing the collection of specific physical characteristics and environmental conditions, such as weather and visibility, to assist in the identification of the reported objects.