Hemet, CaliforniaNovember 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On November 9, 1957, a civilian in Hemet, California reported seeing an unidentified flying object at 5:30 p.m. The witness described an object with a flame-colored tail traveling slowly from west to east. The object appeared to be about 4 feet long and 1.5 feet wide, slightly tapered in front. A distinct line separated a light part and the flame-colored tail. The witness observed the object from below the tops of the hills. The sighting lasted until approximately 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening. The object was gliding along almost level with the flight corridor. The witness noted it was not flared at all, did not appear to move at great speed, and traveled at a clear and distinct angle while clearing the hills to the east. A distinct line between the light part and the flame-colored tail was visible. The Air Force evaluation was marked as unknown.

Reported location

Hemet, California

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

CA / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
9 November 1957

2. LOCATION
Hemet, California

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local 1730
GMT [blank]

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar
[ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
[ ] Yes X No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
not given

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
west

12. CONCLUSIONS
[ ] Was Balloon
[ ] Probably Balloon
[ ] Possibly Balloon
[ ] Was Aircraft
[ ] Probably Aircraft
[ ] Possibly Aircraft
[ ] Was Astronomical
[ ] Probably Astronomical
[ ] Possibly Astronomical
[ ] Other
X Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[ ] Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Object with flame colored tail, traveling slowly. There was a distinct line between a light part and the flame colored tail. Object looked to be 4 feet long and about 1.5 ft wide, slightly tapered in front part.

11. COMMENTS
Insufficient data for proper evaluation. Possibly jet a/c. However data inconclusive.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28972616