Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Cards — Columbus, Ohio, November 1957
AI-Generated Summary
Two Project 10073 record cards document civilian UFO sightings in Columbus, Ohio, in November 1957. Both incidents were officially attributed to conventional causes: jet aircraft and the planet Venus.
This document consists of two Project 10073 record cards detailing UFO sightings reported in Columbus, Ohio, during November 1957. The first incident, occurring on November 6, 1957, involved two round objects observed by a civilian for over three minutes. The objects were reported to be flying on a straight path heading southwest. The official conclusion for this event was that the sighting was likely caused by high-flying jet aircraft. The second incident occurred on November 19, 1957, involving a single star-shaped object that changed from red to green. The witness described the object as being the size of a nickel and observed it moving slowly toward the southwest for a duration of 50 minutes. The official conclusion for this second sighting was that the object was a star, most likely the planet Venus. Both record cards explicitly state that there was no further report in the file, indicating that these were summary entries for the project's records.
Concur with reporting officer that this sighting was probably caused by high flying jet aircraft.
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Official Assessment
Probably aircraft (Nov 6); Star, probably Venus (Nov 19)
The November 6th sighting was attributed to high-flying jet aircraft. The November 19th sighting was attributed to a star, likely Venus.