UFOB Index Cards and Incident Report — La Habra and La Canada, California, July 1955

This document consists of a series of military records, including UFOB index cards and a teletype report, detailing a sighting that occurred on July 13, 1955, near La Canada, California. A civilian witness, identified as a 38-year-old business owner, reported observing three round, silver objects flying in a triangular formation at approximately 0215Z. The witness noted that the objects were traveling due north in a trail and that the observation lasted for ten minutes. The sky was reported as clear with calm winds. The witness's attention was initially drawn to the objects by a silver flash in the sky. The report was processed by the 669th ACWRON at Port Hueneme, California, and forwarded to the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The investigating officer, a Captain in the USAF, concluded that the sighting was likely caused by high-flying jet aircraft. The official assessment from headquarters concurred with this finding, suggesting that the observer had witnessed three jet aircraft at a high altitude, which were leaving contrails. The documentation includes specific coordinates for the sighting and confirms that no radar contact was made during the event. The records are marked as unclassified and provide a structured overview of the incident, including the physical description of the objects and the environmental conditions at the time of the observation.