Project 10073 Record Card - San Bernardino, California - 14 October 1957

On October 14, 1957, at approximately 0710Z, a civilian witness in San Bernardino, California, reported observing an unidentified object above Valley College. The object was described as being shaped like an upside-down cup, roughly the size of a quarter, and colored silver and gold. The witness observed the object for two to three minutes as it moved eastward, disappearing into clouds, descending, and then moving back up into the cloud cover. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card and reported via teletype from the 27th Air Division at Norton Air Force Base to the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The official evaluation, provided by Capt. Brown, concluded that the sighting was likely the moon. The report notes that the area was overcast at the time and that the moon was in approximately the same position as the reported object. It was suggested that a break in the clouds allowed the moon to be visible momentarily, creating the illusion of an object. Capt. Brown further remarked that other reports received describing similar sightings supported this conclusion.