Project 10073 Record Card — Peoria, Illinois, 7 July 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on July 7, 1957, in Peoria, Illinois. A civilian witness, identified as a welding foreman, reported observing two silver, sphere-shaped objects for a duration of two hours. The witness noted that one object was positioned five miles behind the other and that the objects appeared to have a red light. The objects were reported to be moving in a westerly direction. The report includes technical data from the 791st ACW Squadron at Hanna City AFS, which confirmed that there was no radar contact or visual confirmation of the objects from their station. The weather conditions at the time were described as hot and dry with few clouds. Handwritten annotations on the document indicate that the sighting was evaluated as an astronomical event, specifically identifying the objects as the star Arcturus. The notes further clarify that the observer's report of the objects' position and movement over the two-hour period was consistent with the movement of the star.