Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting Report, Finland, Minnesota, 5 November 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype reports regarding a sighting of an unidentified aerial object near Finland, Minnesota, on 5 November 1957. The sighting involved multiple witnesses, including technical and military personnel from the 756th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (ACWRON). Witnesses described observing an object that appeared to hover, move vertically and horizontally, and change colors from white to red. The object was estimated to be three to four times larger than a star and was observed for approximately one hour. The reports detail the specific coordinates and the weather conditions, which were noted as clear. Following a debriefing of all personnel involved, the investigating officer, Captain Lester Chaney, concluded that the object was the planet Venus. This conclusion was supported by the observation that the planet was exceptionally bright at the time, a phenomenon that had been noted in local newspapers and journals. The documentation includes internal military communications, technical descriptions of the object's appearance, and the final assessment that the sighting was an astronomical event rather than an unidentified craft.