Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — North Bellmore, New York, 29 November 1957
AI-Generated Summary
A 1957 sighting report from North Bellmore, New York, describes a single white, round object. The Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded the object was likely the planet Venus.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 29 November 1957 in North Bellmore, Long Island, New York. A single witness, a 27-year-old individual associated with the L.I. Waking Supply Bus, reported observing a round, white, baseball-sized object in the sky for a duration of approximately three minutes. The observation occurred at night, and the object was described as being positioned in the southwest. The report includes detailed meteorological data for the area, noting scattered clouds and visibility of 15 plus. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the sighting was likely the planet Venus, citing the meager nature of the information provided by the witness. The documentation includes standard military teletype headers routing the report through the 26th Air Division Defense and the Air Defense Command.
From meager information given this sighting was probably planet Venus.
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Official Assessment
From meager information given this sighting was probably planet Venus.
The object was identified as a single, round, white, baseball-sized object observed for three minutes. Based on the limited data, investigators concluded it was likely the planet Venus.
Witnesses
- [illegible]L.I. Waking Supply Bus