Project 10073 Record Card — Theriot, Louisiana, 5 November 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting reported by Mrs. Sydney Duplantis in Theriot, Louisiana, on November 5, 1957. The witness, a 41-year-old housewife, observed an oblong, golden, blazing object that appeared stationary in the sky for approximately 30 seconds. She reported that the object disappeared while taking surrounding clouds with it. The sighting occurred during the day at approximately 5:00 PM CST. The report was processed by the 657th ACWRON and forwarded to various Air Force commands, including the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). Military investigators, specifically Lt. Marion J. Chaney of the 557th ACWRON, evaluated the report. The official conclusion reached by the military was that the object was the planet Venus. Investigators noted that while the witness described an 'oblong' shape, this was likely an artifact of the surrounding clouds, which may have also contributed to the unusual appearance. The weather conditions at the time were described as having scattered clouds with visibility of 15 miles. No radar contact was made, and no physical evidence was recovered. The documentation serves as a standard record of a civilian sighting report processed under the Air Force's UFO investigation protocols of the late 1950s.