Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Long Beach, New York, 3 November 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1957 sighting of a stationary, light-emitting object in Long Beach, New York, was investigated by the Air Force. The object was officially identified as the planet Venus, with searchlights also noted as a contributing factor.
On November 3, 1957, at approximately 1630 local time, a sighting of an unidentified aerial object was reported in Long Beach, New York. The witness, a student at Long Beach High School, described the object as round, appearing the size of a dime when bright and the size of a pinhead when dim. The object was white, emitted light rays, and remained stationary for a duration of two to five minutes. The sighting was reported in the direction of Rockaway. Military authorities initiated an investigation, which included scrambling fighter aircraft to intercept or identify the object. The final assessment by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that the sighting was caused by the planet Venus and local searchlights. The report notes that Venus appeared bright and large in the direction of the sighting, and this, combined with the searchlights, provided the only plausible explanation for the observations made by the witness and the responding pilots.
Fighters scrambled & rptd that Venus & search lights were the only possible explanation for the sighting.
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Official Assessment
Venus & search lights were the only possible explanation for the sighting.
The object was identified as the planet Venus, with searchlights in the area contributing to the visual report.
Witnesses
- [illegible]StudentLB HS