Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Cape May, New Jersey, 3 December 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of a bright object by Naval Air Station personnel in Cape May, New Jersey, on December 3, 1957, was officially identified as the planet Venus.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated operational message regarding a sighting on December 3, 1957, in Cape May, New Jersey. Naval Air Station personnel reported observing a very bright object in the southern sky for a duration of 40 minutes. The object was described as moving slightly from south to southwest before appearing to explode and disappearing beyond the horizon. The report notes that binoculars were used during the observation. An operational message (CFEIN 289) dated December 4, 1957, confirms the report and notes that the Coast Guard was requested to look for the object, but it had already disappeared. The official conclusion reached by the investigating agency, ATIC, is that the object was the planet Venus. This determination was based on bearings and elevations, with the note that the planet was exceptionally bright at the time, causing many people to report it. The document includes marginalia by H. Quintanilla regarding the declassification of the material.
Definitely Venus on the basis of bearings and elevations given.
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Official Assessment
Definitely Venus on the basis of bearings and elevations given.
The object was identified as the planet Venus, which was noted to be exceptionally bright at the time, leading to numerous reports.
Key Persons
- H. QuintanillaAuthor of marginalia/paraphrase