Project 10073 Record Card - Sighting SE of Augusta, Georgia, 1 December 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial object sighting reported on 1 December 1957, southeast of Augusta, Georgia. The object was described by witnesses, including members of a Dupont patrol and military personnel, as a round, white and/or silver object resembling a partially filled plastic bag. The sighting occurred during daylight hours. Initial reports suggested the object might be a weather balloon; however, subsequent analysis and astronomical charts indicated that the object was likely the planet Venus. The report notes that two Air Force jets were scrambled to intercept the object, but they were unsuccessful in making a detection. The documentation includes technical details such as wind aloft data and the specific observations of military personnel, including Captain Henry J. Suozy and Private Victor L. Fernendez. The investigation was handled by Lt. Detyens of the AAOC, who concluded that the object was likely Venus, despite initial confusion regarding the object's nature and movement.