Project 10073 Record Card — Newport Beach, California, 17 August 1955

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated military teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on August 17, 1955, in Newport Beach, California. The primary witness was a 46-year-old housewife who reported seeing a single, round, blue-white object. The witness described the object as moving as fast as a jet, flying in a straight line toward the southeast before fading from view. The observation lasted approximately two seconds. The witness reported that the object made no sound and left no trail. The teletype communication, transmitted from the 659th ACWRON, provides additional details, noting the weather was clear with 13 miles of visibility and that the object was observed at an altitude of 1,500 feet. The report was routed through various military channels, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Director of Intelligence at Headquarters USAF. The official conclusion reached by the investigating authorities was that the sighting was likely an astronomical event, specifically a meteor. The record card explicitly marks the 'Was Astronomical Meteor' category as the final determination.