Corona Del Mar, Calif., November 1957March 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On November 12, 1957, around 10:30 p.m., a civilian near Corona Del Mar, California reported a long black object that resembled a rope. The object crossed in front of the moon from left to right and was tilted at about a 45-degree angle to the right.

The witness was a newspaperman who wrote to the Air Force. He said he was driving home from a city council meeting and saw the object pass across the face of the moon. He described it as several moon diameters long, clearly defined and not fuzzy. He said it drifted slowly south without wavering and faded into the darkness beyond the moon's light. He stopped his car to watch and said it was no optical illusion.

The Air Force concluded the case was insufficient data for analysis. The record noted the duration was not reported. This case is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Corona Del Mar, Calif., November 1957

Date of incident

March 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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R A
E bo PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 RE Sai O Wos Balloon |
12 November 1957 corona Del Mar, Calif, 0 Probably Balloon
14 re |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP i. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Shot des Retina :
i 3 O Was Aircraft
ER RRR x& Ground- Visual O Ground-Rodor QO Probably Aircraft
GMT 1L3./048307 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rodor DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS §. SOURCE DO Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 pony Seem an g
SAR 8] i Ast i
EC 0 Neo C ivi 1 ian 0sSsSIDlYy stronomico
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE DTI iii simian
0O-¢ Insufficient Dote for Evaluation
0 Unknown
—iot _renorted PORTIA < ) « 1 OPRTOYRIOIN (HT 5 ohn i BoB Bok aM LR ho Hr :
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
| Long black object resembling a rope Insufficient data for analysis.
crossed in front of moon from left to Duration not reported,
right, Rope tilted at 45 degree angle
to the right,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) i
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974695