Project 10073 Record Card — Hollywood, California, 23 July 1956

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on July 23, 1956, in Hollywood, California. The report details a single observation of a circular, light green, luminous object described as being the 'size of a dime' and moving 'very fast' at an estimated altitude of 20,000 feet. The observation lasted for approximately three seconds. The witness, who was scanning for aircraft, reported the object's position at 5 degrees elevation and 275 degrees from the post. Weather conditions at the time were described as clear and balmy with a full moon and good visibility, though there was some haze and smoke present. The report was filed by 1/LT Donald K. Peterson of the USAF Intelligence Office. Despite the initial classification of the cause as 'unknown' in the teletype, the Project 10073 record card explicitly concludes that the event was a 'meteor sighting.' The documentation includes routing information to various military commands, including the 67th ACWRON at Long Beach, the 27th Air Division at Norton AFB, the Air Defense Command at Ent AFB, and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB.