Project 10073 Record Card — Alpine, Arizona, 12 November 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding a UFO sighting reported on November 12, 1957, in Alpine, Arizona. The witness, identified as a housewife, observed a single, very large, very bright white object at 60 degrees elevation. The object was reported to remain at the same altitude while performing an erratic circular motion for a duration of 20 minutes. The sighting was observed via ground-visual means, with the aid of binoculars. The report includes a teletype transmission from the 684th ACWRON at Mt. Lemmon AFSTA, Arizona, to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB. The teletype provides additional technical details, including weather conditions at the time, noting no ceiling and 45 miles of visibility. A handwritten note on the teletype questions the astronomical conclusion, observing that the object remained in the same position for 20 minutes despite 20 to 60 MPH winds. Ultimately, the official conclusion recorded on the project card is that the object was the planet Venus, as an astro plot confirmed its position matched the reported sighting location.