Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — 16 July 1954, Wilmington, Delaware
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A 1954 sighting of a 'star-like' object in Wilmington, Delaware, was investigated by the Air Force under Project 10073. The object was officially identified as the planet Venus.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported on 16 July 1954 in Wilmington, Delaware. The witness, identified as a housewife and elevator operator who was also a member of the Ground Observer Corps (GOC) and a local UFO spotters association, observed a single, round, 'large pea' sized object for approximately 28 minutes. The object was described as having a fuzzy outline, a gold color with a red tinge, and was observed to sink gradually toward the west (270 degrees) without any radial movement. The witness reported that the object sank below a line of trees. Military authorities conducted an investigation, which included checking for radar contacts; the 77th AC&W Squadron at Palermo reported no unusual tracks. Meteorological data for the time of the sighting indicated clear conditions. The final intelligence evaluation concluded that the object was the planet Venus, which was setting in the west at the time of the observation. An intelligence officer noted that they had observed the same phenomenon the previous fall and concluded that the observer had simply seen a bright star.
I.O evaluates as bright star. Venus setting in west at time of the report.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical Venus
The object was evaluated as the planet Venus setting in the west at the time of the report. The observer, a member of the GOC and a local UFO spotters association, reported a star-like object with a gold and red tinge that sank gradually without radial movement.
Witnesses
- MRS [illegible]Housewife and elevator operatorGOC and Local UFOs Spotters Association