Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting in Reseda, California, 5 April 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated investigative report regarding a UFO sighting in Reseda, California, on April 5, 1957. A civilian witness reported observing a stationary, cigar-shaped object in the west-northwest sky at an elevation of approximately 60 degrees. The witness described the object as having a golden, flickering core that was five times brighter than the surrounding elliptical light. The object was estimated to be the size of a DC-6 aircraft at an altitude of 1,000 to 1,500 feet. The witness reported that the object made very little movement, though what movement occurred was toward the observer. The object produced no sound, trail, or exhaust, and disappeared suddenly, described by the witness as being 'like turning out light.' The witness estimated the duration of the observation to be three to five minutes. The incident was reported telephonically to Special Agent Dallas G. Weddle and subsequently investigated by Special Agent Glenn T. Cox on April 8, 1957. The investigation determined that the witness was the only person to report the incident. Follow-up inquiries confirmed that there were no radar reports, no reports from military or civilian aircraft, and no similar reports from surrounding areas or Ground Observer Corps posts. The official conclusion of the Air Force investigation was that there was insufficient data for evaluation.