Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Incident Report — Omaha, Nebraska, November 1957
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A 1957 UFO sighting in Omaha, Nebraska, was investigated by the 789th ACWRON and officially identified as the planet Venus.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a corresponding teletype report regarding a UFO sighting in Omaha, Nebraska, on November 23, 1957. The witness, a 34-year-old housewife, reported observing a round, blue, stationary light that appeared to be increasing in brightness. The report was filed by the 789th ACWRON (Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron) and transmitted to various military commands, including the 20th Air Division and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). The investigation involved checking with the Omaha Tower, where personnel confirmed the presence of a very bright star in the sky, which they identified as the planet Venus. This assessment was corroborated by an astronomical plot, which placed Venus in the southwest at approximately 30 degrees above the horizon at the time of the sighting. The official conclusion for the incident was that the object was the planet Venus.
CHECKED WITH OMAHA TOWER, HE SAYS THERE IS A REAL BRIGHT STAR WHICH HE BELEIVES IS VENUS / THIS CHECKS WITH THE ABOVE REPORT.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical Venus
The sighting was identified as the planet Venus, which was visible in the southwest at the time of the report.
Witnesses
- Mrs E[illegible]Housewife
Key Persons
- Omaha TowerAir traffic control