PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Presque Isle, Maine, 30 July 1956

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on July 30, 1956, in Presque Isle, Maine. A civilian witness reported observing a single, round, unusually bright yellow object for a duration of fifteen minutes. The witness estimated the object's size to be that of a grapefruit held at arm's length. The object remained stationary until it was obscured by dark cloud cover. The investigation into the sighting involved consulting Dr. M. F. Jordan, a Professor of Astronomy at the University of Maine, who confirmed that the planet Venus was very bright in the Maine sky at the time and position indicated by the witness. Additionally, the Presque Isle Air Force Base weather office was consulted and concurred with this assessment. Based on this evidence, the official conclusion reached by the reporting officer was that the object was the planet Venus. The document also includes a brief, unrelated press clipping from July 31, 1956, mentioning 'mystery fireball' reports in North Windham, Maine, and Plymouth, New Hampshire, which describes the objects as swinging up and down like a ball on a string.