Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 21 March 1957
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This document is a Project 10073 record card and teletype report detailing a March 1957 sighting of a stationary, bright green object in Highland Park, California. The military investigation concluded the object was likely a balloon with a green light.
On March 21, 1957, at 0705Z, a civilian witness in Highland Park, California, reported observing an unidentified aerial object. The witness, a 44-year-old handyman, described the object as round, approximately the size of a pinhead, and bright green in color. The object remained stationary for the duration of the ten-minute observation. The witness reported the sighting while looking up into the sky, comparing the object's appearance to a green stoplight. The weather conditions at the time were described as clear and windy. The report was filed by 1st Lt. Edward R. Martin, Senior Director of the 669th ACW RON, and transmitted to various Air Force commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB. The official conclusion reached by the reporting officer was that the object was most likely a balloon equipped with a green light, noting that the sighting was directed toward Norton Air Force Base, located approximately three to five miles away. There was no radar contact associated with the sighting.
PROBABLY THE RIGHT HAND WINGTIP OF AN AIRCRAFT.
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Official Assessment
Most possibly a balloon with a green light.
The object was observed by a civilian in Highland Park, California. It appeared as a stationary, bright green, pin-head sized object. The reporting officer suggested it was likely a balloon with a green light, noting its position relative to Norton AFB.
Witnesses
- MR [illegible]Handyman
Key Persons
- EDWARD R. MARTINSenior Director