Project 10073 Record Card and UFOB Report — Cayucos, California, 5 November 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and a formal UFOB report filed by the 775th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron regarding a sighting on 4 November 1957 in Cayucos, California. A civilian witness reported observing a round, red, elliptical object with a small trail for approximately one hour. The witness used binoculars to observe the object, which remained stationary. The report notes that the object was first brought to the observer's attention by a jet bomber. The military investigation, conducted in compliance with AFR 200-2, concluded that the object was undoubtedly the planet Venus, which was noted as being unusually bright that year and in the correct position as described by the observer. The report includes administrative details, such as the scrambling of an F3D aircraft from North Island for identification purposes, and notes that no physical evidence or radar contact was associated with the sighting. The document concludes with a routing to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, with handwritten notes indicating that the observer's account was consistent with the appearance of Venus.