Project 10073 Record: Sighting at Tigvariak Island, Alaska, 9 July 1949

This document consists of an Air Intelligence Information Report regarding a sighting of unidentified aerial objects near Tigvariak Island, Alaska, on July 9, 1949. The primary witness, identified as an employee of the Coast and Geodetic Survey named Mitchell, reported hearing a continuous, 'terrible' whistling sound, similar to a rifle bullet. He subsequently observed six or seven dark, roughly circular objects traveling at high speed in a southwest direction. The objects were observed for approximately one to one-and-a-half minutes before fading from sight. Mitchell noted that the objects did not resemble jet aircraft or jet exhaust. A second witness, Harry Lantxy, also a cartographer with the Coast and Geodetic Survey, reported hearing an identical sound three nights later while at the same camp, though he did not see the objects. The report includes a note that the investigating office was unable to conduct a follow-up interview with Mitchell due to the remote nature of the island. The final conclusion provided by the investigating office, after reviewing all available information, is that the object sighted was the planet Venus. The document includes various administrative markings, including its original classification as 'CONFIDENTIAL' and subsequent downgrading instructions.