Project 10073 Record Card — Arcadia, Missouri, 9 November 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype report concerning a UFO sighting that occurred on November 9, 1957, in Arcadia, Missouri. A Ground Observer Corps (GOC) observer reported seeing a single, very large, oblong object in the sky. The object was described as bright white with a reddish tint, exhibiting no sound, and having no tail, trail, or exhaust. The observation lasted for approximately 40 minutes. The witness observed the object using binoculars. The military report, filed by the 20th CONAD Division, notes that the object remained still in the sky for nearly an hour without apparent movement. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was likely the planet Venus. Handwritten notes on the document suggest that the observer may have been misled by the appearance of Venus or the star Capella, noting that the time of day is a common factor for such misidentifications. The report was processed under the guidelines of JCADF Interim Change 1 to CONADM 55-1.