4:3 event in a 16:9 project

On a recent trip, I recorded using a digital video camera (4:3) and my iphone 4 (widescreen).
I imported the videos from both, and created a 16:9 project. In the events pane, the 4:3 videos have black lines on the left and right, but when I drag them to the 16:9 project, they zoom in to fill the screen in the project.
I would like to keep the black lines on the left and right, but I haven't found a way to do that. Is there a way? If so, how?

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