Project 10073 Record Card — Steelrock, Oregon, 5 November 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report concerning a UFO sighting reported on 5 November 1957 in Steelrock, Oregon. The witness, identified as a Mrs. [illegible], reported observing a single, round, medium-sized object for a duration of 15 minutes. The object was described as initially red in color before changing to green. The observation was made using binoculars. The report indicates that the object remained stationary throughout the duration of the sighting. The official evaluation, conducted by Major Charles W. Finnegan, concluded that the object was the planet Venus. This determination was based on the timing of the sighting and the observed movement of the planet toward the southwest. The documentation includes a formal teletype transmission (RJWPDM 97A) addressed to the Commander of NORAD and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, confirming the details of the report and the final assessment. The report notes that no radar contact was made and no photographs were taken. The document follows standard military reporting procedures for unidentified aerial phenomena as of the late 1950s.