Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Upland, California, September 1957

This document comprises an Air Intelligence Information Report and a Project 10073 Record Card concerning an unidentified flying object sighting in Upland, California. The sighting occurred over two mornings, on or about September 5 and 6, 1957, between 1215Z and 1230Z. The witness, a civilian whose name is redacted, reported observing a green flash of light with red tails at an altitude of approximately 2,000 feet. The witness reported that there was no sound associated with the object. The observation lasted for approximately 15 minutes. The report was processed by the Headquarters of the Fifteenth Air Force, Strategic Air Command. The information was initially telephoned to the headquarters by a Captain Scarpero, who was acting on behalf of a Colonel Hess of Hollywood. Major Howard W. Holmes of the 1006th AISS at Norton Air Force Base was also notified. The official conclusion reached by the intelligence officers was that the information provided was inadequate in both quantity and detail to permit a meaningful analysis of the event. No physical evidence was recovered, and no optical aids were known to have been used by the observer. The document includes a handwritten comment expressing skepticism regarding the witness's inability to provide more descriptive details despite the duration of the observation. The report was ultimately classified as having insufficient data for evaluation.