UFOB Index Card — Columbia, South Carolina, 16 November 1957

This document is a collection of records concerning Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings reported between November 16 and November 24, 1957. The primary record details a sighting in Columbia, South Carolina, on November 16, 1957, at 0030Z. A civilian witness, identified as a housewife and an insurance salesman, observed a single, oval, bright yellow object, described as being the size of a nickel. The object exhibited erratic movement, including up, down, and sideways motions in the southwest sky, and remained visible for approximately 20 minutes. The investigation, conducted by 2LT G. B. Yingling of the 361 ACWRON, concluded that the description, duration, and flight path of the object indicated it was likely the planet Venus. The document includes various administrative forms, including a UFOB Index Card and teletype communications, which detail the reporting process and the involvement of military units such as the 361 ACWRON, EADF, and ATIC. Additionally, the archive contains a press clipping regarding a separate incident in Calhoun, Georgia, where red lights reported over the town were determined to be a prankster using automobile headlights. A summary table of sightings from November 16 to 24, 1957, is also provided, listing various locations across the United States and their respective evaluations, with many attributed to Venus, meteors, or aircraft. A newspaper article titled 'Venus Most Prominent' is included, providing astronomical context for the visibility of Venus during that period. The document also references a separate, unrelated incident in Greenfield, Massachusetts, involving a sonic boom and a reported silvery disk, which was noted as 'No Case (Information Only).'