Project 10073 Record Card and Associated Reports — Long Beach and Glennavon, California, 13 July 1955

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and three associated teletype reports from the 669th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (ACWRON) regarding unidentified aerial phenomena observed on July 13, 1955, in the vicinity of Long Beach and Glennavon, California. The reports detail sightings by multiple civilian witnesses, including a pattern maker and a student. The witnesses described observing a round, red and white object, estimated to be the size of a dime or quarter held at arm's length. The object reportedly exhibited erratic flight behavior, including dropping, ascending, and traveling at speeds described as faster than a jet. The sightings occurred during the night, with durations ranging from three to five minutes. One report notes an altitude estimate of 40,000 feet, while another suggests over 10,000 feet. Despite the reports being filed through military channels to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the investigating officer, 1/LT Kenneth D. Weber, consistently concluded that the lack of sufficient detail prevented any definitive explanation for the phenomena. One note on the record card mentions that observers saw the exhaust of a jet aircraft, though this is not explicitly linked to the primary object description in the teletype summaries. The documents are marked as unclassified and were processed on July 14, 1955.