Project 10073 Record Cards and Related Correspondence — Hollywood, California, April 1955

This document contains records from Project 10073 regarding two separate Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings reported in Hollywood, California, during April 1955. The first incident occurred on 11 April 1955, involving a seven-year-old boy who reported seeing six silver objects, described as being the size of a pea held at arm's length. These objects were observed for approximately five seconds moving toward the northwest before vanishing. The official assessment concluded that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation, citing the observer's young age and the brevity of the sighting as primary factors. A possible meteor was suggested as a potential explanation. The second incident occurred on 23 April 1955, involving a single white, oval-shaped object observed for 45 seconds. The witness described the object as moving very fast at a high altitude in a straight line toward the north-northwest before fading from view in the overcast sky. The object was estimated to be the size of a dime held at arm's length. The investigation for this second event was also limited by a delay in the receipt of the preliminary report, leading to the conclusion that further investigation was unlikely to produce additional evidence. The records include standard Project 10073 record cards and teletype communications between military units, including the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). Both reports were ultimately classified as having insufficient data for evaluation, with the second incident noted as a possible aircraft sighting.