Project 10073 Record Card — Chula Vista, California, 27 November 1960

This document contains a collection of records regarding a UFO sighting reported by two amateur astronomers in Chula Vista, California, on November 27, 1960. The witnesses, who identified themselves as experienced observers familiar with astronomical phenomena, reported seeing a red-orange object that hovered, moved in circles, and performed high-speed maneuvers. The object was described as having a flashing white light and an antenna-like rod. Seven people observed the object for approximately 20 to 30 minutes using binoculars. The witnesses explicitly stated that the object was not a natural phenomenon, aircraft, or satellite. The report includes a Project 10073 record card, correspondence between the witnesses and Lt. Col. Lawrence J. Tacker of the Air Force, and a newspaper clipping from the Evening Tribune titled 'Pilots Spot Mystery Light,' which mentions that two Navy pilots from North Island's All Weather Fighter Squadron 3 also spotted the object. Despite the witnesses' detailed accounts and their insistence that the object was an intelligently controlled vehicle, the Air Force radar station at Mt. Laguna reported no corresponding radar contact. The official conclusion recorded on the project card is 'Unidentified,' noting that while the object had characteristics of a refracted astronomical body, its specific flight path and duration made that explanation unlikely.