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

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an accompanying Air Intelligence Information Report (CI-C6-57) regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting in Hemet, California, in November 1957. The primary witness, a civilian woman, reported observing an object at approximately 1730 hours. She described the object as having a flame-colored tail and a distinct line separating it from a light-colored front section. The object was estimated to be four feet long and 1.5 feet wide, and it was observed traveling slowly from East to West. The witness noted that she was driving a noisy pickup truck and was unsure if the object made any sound. She observed the object from a distance of less than a mile, noting it appeared to be about one-third of the way from the skyline to the hills. The official military assessment, conducted by the 27th Air Division at Norton Air Force Base, concluded that the information provided was insufficient for a proper evaluation. An ATIC (Air Technical Intelligence Center) comment appended to the report suggests that, based on the mental sketch and flight path, the object was likely an aircraft, possibly a jet, though the data remained officially inconclusive. The report was forwarded to the Air Defense Command at Ent Air Force Base in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2.