Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Torrance, California, 13 November 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated Air Intelligence Information Report (OI-05-57) regarding a sighting in Torrance, California, on 13 November 1957. A civilian witness reported observing a round, white object, described as being the size of a quarter and resembling a bright star, moving at a high rate of speed. The observation lasted approximately two to three seconds. During this time, the object appeared to glow brilliantly, faded, and then glowed brightly again before appearing to burn out. The witness reported the object's path as being 30 degrees from SSE to NNW. Major Loren W. Bruner of the 27th Air Division (Defense) at Norton AFB, California, processed the report. The information was received 24 hours after the event via the ARDC Field Unit in Los Angeles. The official conclusion reached by the Air Intelligence office was that the sighting was likely a meteor, specifically noting that the Earth was passing through the Leonid meteor shower at the time of the observation. The report is marked as unclassified and was distributed to the Air Defense Command.