PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — 19 April 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated teletype message regarding a sighting reported on 19 April 1956 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The primary witnesses were an Air Force Major and his dependents. The witnesses observed a single octangular object with plane surfaces, described as having an aluminum color and emitting a high-intensity light from its bottom. The object was estimated to be the size of a quarter when viewed through binoculars and the size of a cigarette end when viewed with the naked eye. It remained stationary for a duration of five hours at an azimuth of 290 degrees and an elevation of approximately 60 degrees. The teletype message, addressed to the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF, provides additional technical details, including wind data and a mention of a report from Mr. and Mrs. [illegible] in Traverse City, Michigan, regarding a similar object observed over the previous six weeks, which was subsequently followed up by AISS at Selfridge AFB. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating headquarters is that the sighting was definitely caused by the planet Venus. This determination was based on the clear sky conditions, the five-hour duration of the observation, and the fact that the planet Venus occupied the same position as the reported object at the time of the sighting. The report notes that Venus appeared as a bluish-white color.