Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Waverly, Illinois, 9 November 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of a stationary, multi-colored object in Waverly, Illinois, on 9 November 1957 was reported by a druggist and 15 others. Military investigators concluded the report was insufficient for evaluation, though they noted the characteristics were consistent with the planet Venus.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon sighting in Waverly, Illinois, on 9 November 1957. The primary witness, identified as a druggist, reported observing a single, stationary object for approximately 20 minutes. The witness described the object as being larger than an airplane, appearing solid, and displaying white and green colors, with fuzzy or blurred edges and no visible tail or exhaust. The report notes that 15 other individuals also witnessed the object. The initial military assessment, filed by 1/LT James S. Prowell of the Belleville Air Force Station, stated that the report was garbled and could not be evaluated. Subsequent internal ATIC comments noted that while the object's characteristics—specifically its stationary nature and reddish-green color—were consistent with the planet Venus, the provided information was insufficient to reach a definitive conclusion. The documentation includes teletype headers indicating the report was transmitted through military channels, including the 79th ACWRON and the 20th Air Division, to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Object stationary, reddish green, etc., are characteristic of planet Venus, but not enough information given upon which to base conclusion.
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Official Assessment
Object stationary, reddish green, etc., are characteristic of planet Venus, but not enough information given upon which to base conclusion.
The report was initially deemed garbled and unevaluable. Later analysis suggested the object might have been the planet Venus, though the data remained insufficient for a definitive conclusion.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Druggist
Key Persons
- James S. ProwellDuty Director, Belleville Air Force Station