Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Los Angeles, California, 11 September 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in Los Angeles reported a bright, round, white object moving southwest on September 11, 1956. Military investigators concluded the sighting was likely an aircraft.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on September 11, 1956, in Los Angeles, California. The sighting occurred at 0630Z and involved a single civilian witness. The object was described as a round, bright white, pinpoint-sized entity observed for a duration of one minute. The object maintained a level flight path and traveled in a southwesterly direction before disappearing from view. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear and windy. The official evaluation of the incident, as noted on the record card and in the teletype, suggests that the characteristics of the object—specifically its shape, size, color, and the manner in which it disappeared—indicate that the sighting was possibly caused by an aircraft. The report confirms that no photographs were taken and no radar contact was established during the event.
Shape, size, color, duration & manner of disappearance indicate that sighting was possibly caused by an a/c.
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Official Assessment
Shape, size, color, duration & manner of disappearance indicate that sighting was possibly caused by an a/c.
The object was identified as a round, bright white, pinpoint-sized object moving on a level flight path toward the southwest. Based on the characteristics of the observation, investigators concluded the sighting was possibly caused by an aircraft.