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

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting in Burbank, California, on March 18, 1955. A civilian witness reported observing a very large, orange and red object moving across the sky toward the southeast. The observation lasted approximately three seconds, during which the witness utilized binoculars. The report notes that the witness was a salesman. Military intelligence, specifically the 4602nd Air Intelligence Service Squadron and the Air Technical Intelligence Center, processed the report. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the sighting was likely astronomical in nature, specifically suggesting the object may have been a meteor. The documentation emphasizes that due to the extreme brevity of the sighting and the lack of additional corroborating data, no further investigation was authorized by the organization. The teletype messages confirm the administrative handling of the report, noting the weather conditions as windy and clear, and identifying the intelligence officer involved as Captain Clifford T. Brandt. The report is categorized under Project 10073, which was the Air Force's system for tracking and evaluating unidentified aerial phenomena during this period.