PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - FONTANA & SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA - 25 MARCH 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and a corresponding teletype message regarding an aerial sighting reported on March 25, 1957, in the vicinity of Fontana and San Bernardino, California. The witness, identified as a civilian, reported observing a single object at 2155 GMT. The object was described as being 'meteorlike' in appearance, approximately the size of a dime, and reddish in color. The witness noted that the object had fire shooting out of its rear and followed a downward trajectory before flaming out. The duration of the observation was initially reported as one minute, though subsequent notes suggest the witness believed the actual duration was likely much shorter. The teletype, sent by the 27th Air Division Defense at Norton AFB, confirms that there were no overdue aircraft in the area at the time of the sighting. Weather conditions were noted as having high, thin, broken clouds. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, is that the object was 'very probably' a meteor. The report includes standard administrative markings and references the case as TAC C-0745.