Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting in Corona del Mar, California, 12 November 1957

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and supporting correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on November 12, 1957, in Corona del Mar, California. The witness, a local newspaperman, reported observing a long, narrow, black object resembling a rope or a tornado finger while driving home from a Newport City Council meeting at approximately 10:30 p.m. The object was described as being several moon-diameters in length, tilted at a 45-degree angle, and moving slowly from left to right across the face of the moon. The witness explicitly noted that the object was clearly defined, not fuzzy, and that there were no clouds in the vicinity. He further stated that he was sober and alert at the time of the sighting. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) reviewed the report and concluded that there was insufficient data for a formal analysis, noting that the duration of the sighting was not reported. The file includes the official record card, a letter from the witness to the U.S. Air Force headquarters, and a copy of the newspaper article published by the witness regarding the event.