Project 10073 Record Card — San Bernardino, California, 9 November 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence regarding a sighting reported on November 9, 1956, in San Bernardino, California. The witness, identified as a civilian associated with the Ground Observer Corps (GOC), reported observing a single object at 0906 GMT. The witness described the object as a long blue flash accompanied by white trailing red sparks, noting that the object appeared to be the size of a dime at arm's length. The object was observed for a duration of five seconds as it fell vertically below the horizon. The official evaluation conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that the sighting was caused by a meteor, citing the description, duration, and the manner of the object's disappearance as evidence for this classification. The report includes administrative details, such as the witness's address and the involvement of the 751st ACWRON and the 27th Air Division, and notes that 2/LT Richard Myers had no additional comments regarding the incident. The weather at the time of the sighting was reported as clear.