Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting near Carlinville, Missouri, 27 October 1957
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A 1957 sighting of a bright red-orange rectangular object by a Catholic priest in Missouri was officially identified by the Air Technical Intelligence Center as the planet Venus.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported on October 27, 1957, north of Carlinville, Missouri. The witness, a 47-year-old Catholic priest, observed a single, bright red-orange, rectangular object for approximately 20 minutes while driving down a highway. The witness reported that the object moved up and down but remained in the same general direction. The observation was made using 6-power binoculars. The report was transmitted from the 23rd Air Division at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The official evaluation concluded that the sighting was likely the planet Venus. The investigators noted that the azimuth and elevation provided by the witness matched the position of Venus almost precisely. They suggested that the reported rectangular shape and movement were likely optical distortions caused by atmospheric conditions, clouds, or the use of binoculars, rather than an actual physical object of the nature described by the witness.
The position, azimuth and elevation given are almost precisely the location of Venus. While we cannot account for the rectangular appearance, clouds & other weather conditions, particularly when seen through binoculars often give odd shapes. Everything points to planet Venus.
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Official Assessment
The position, azimuth and elevation given are almost precisely the location of Venus. While we cannot account for the rectangular appearance, clouds & other weather conditions, particularly when seen through binoculars often give odd shapes. Everything points to planet Venus.
The sighting was determined to be the planet Venus based on positional data.
Witnesses
- [illegible]CATHOLIC PREISTCIVILIAN