Project 10073 Record Card and Associated Teletype Report — Lakewood, California, November 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated military teletype report detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on November 7, 1957, in Lakewood, California. The report was filed by civilian witnesses who observed an oblong object featuring two large, bright white lights. The witnesses described the object as stationary and quivering before it eventually disappeared from sight. The observation lasted approximately two minutes. The report was processed by the Air Technical Intelligence Center and distributed to various military commands, including the Air Defense Command and the 27th Air Division. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with good visibility and light winds from the west. Despite the detailed description provided by the witnesses, the official conclusion reached by the military was that the object remained unknown, though it was noted that the Los Angeles area frequently experiences significant aircraft traffic, particularly on clear nights. The document includes specific coordinates for the sighting and references Air Force Regulation 200-2, which governed the reporting of such incidents at the time. Handwritten annotations on the document suggest internal military skepticism, with one note explicitly stating 'Probable a/c sighting' and another questioning if the object was a meteorite or airplane.