Project 10073 Record Card — Long Beach, California, 7 November 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a series of three reports from the Long Beach and Encanto areas of California on 7 November 1957. The reports describe an object observed at approximately 0220Z. The witnesses provided varying descriptions of the object, including a round, basketball-sized, shiny silver object with a ring of light and a trail, and a cigar-shaped object that appeared as a star to the naked eye, displaying red and green colors and zigzagging in all directions. The observation lasted approximately 13 minutes. The reporting officer, 1/LT Richard A. Christensen, noted that a balloon was tracked in the same position as the object. The reports were evaluated by the 4th Air Force and the Air Technical Intelligence Center. Marginalia and comments within the report indicate significant skepticism regarding the reliability of the observer, noting that the descriptions provided were too general and contradictory. The final conclusion recorded on the card is that the object was a balloon. The document includes teletype communications between various military units, including the 751st AC&W Squadron and the 27th Air Division, confirming the receipt and processing of the sighting reports.