PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Sunchobamba, Peru, November 1957

This document, a Project 10073 Record Card, details a sighting reported by a U.S. citizen working for a mining concern at the Edificio Rimac in Lima, Peru. The witness observed an object with the appearance of a balloon on 11 and 12 November 1957 while staying at a hacienda in Sunchobamba (7°46'S; 78°39'W). The witness described the object as being visible 24 hours a day and shining very brightly at night, though it was too high to identify. The witness explicitly stated that the object was not a star, as it was too low. The object was reportedly tracked for two weeks by a native German who operated a weather observing station in the mountains between Cajamarca and Sunchobamba, with the object's position plotted between 75° and 77° latitude during this period. The sighting was corroborated by a Mr. [illegible] from Hacienda Llamaben and a manager of an organization identified as (SECHIA) near Cajamarca. The reporting officer, a Captain in the USAF, noted that since the advent of Sputnik I and II, there had been a surge in reports of flying objects in Peru. The official conclusion reached by the Air Attache was that the object was the planet Venus, which was observed to be exceptionally bright during that year. The document includes administrative markings and distribution information for the Air Attache in Lima.