PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - MILWAUKEE, OREGON

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting reported on November 4, 1957, in Milwaukee, Oregon. The witness, Sergeant Schultz, a Ground Observer Corps (GOC) NCOIC, reported observing a single, large, oblong object that appeared bright orange mixed with white. The object was visible for one hour, moving from the southwest to the northwest before fading over the horizon. The sighting occurred under clear weather conditions at approximately 0200Z. The report includes technical details such as the object's position relative to the horizon, which ranged from 25 to 40 degrees. The incident was forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in accordance with ADCR 200-7. Major C. W. Finnegan, the Senior Controller on duty at the 25th Air Division ADCC, evaluated the report and concluded that the object was the planet Venus. This conclusion was verified by checking an almanac, which confirmed that Venus was visible at the reported location and time. The document includes a series of administrative notes and coordinates (DK-NA3823, 45.30N 122.20W) indicating the location was approximately 4 miles east of Gresham, Oregon.