Project 10073 Record Card — Glen Avon, California, 9 November 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 9 November 1956 in Glen Avon, California. The witness, identified as Virginia Hinrichsen, reported observing a single, long, red object for a duration of three to four minutes. The witness described the object as appearing to be the size of a dime held at arm's length and noted that it remained 'towering in one spot' before disappearing. The official investigation, conducted by 2/Lt Richard Myers, concluded that there was insufficient data to identify the object. The report explicitly notes that a meteor was sighted in the same area at the time of the observation, suggesting a potential correlation or confusion with the reported phenomenon. The documentation includes standard military teletype headers routing the report from the 751st AC&W Squadron to the Air Technical Intelligence Center and the Director of Intelligence at the USAF in Washington, D.C. The report confirms that no photographs were taken and no radar contact was established during the event. The weather conditions at the time of the sighting were reported as clear.