PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Hermosa Beach, Calif, 29 Aug 55

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on August 29, 1955, over Hermosa Beach, California. A civilian witness reported observing four objects at 0120Z. The primary object was described as silver and pin-head shaped, with three additional objects hanging from it. The observation lasted between six and eight minutes, during which time the objects remained stationary at a very high altitude. The teletype report, originating from the 669th ACWRON, confirms the sighting details, noting the weather was clear and the time of the observation was at dusk. The report explicitly states that there were no radar contacts, no photographs taken, and no other physical evidence. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the objects were a lighted experimental balloon. The documentation provides a standard military assessment of a civilian-reported sighting during the mid-1950s, emphasizing the lack of corroborating technical data and the final determination of the phenomenon as a conventional, albeit experimental, aerial device.