Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Redlands, California, 9 December 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1957 sighting of an oval object in Redlands, California, was investigated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center and officially identified as the planet Venus and a mountain hazard light.
On 9 December 1957, a civilian witness in Redlands, California, reported observing an oval-shaped, bright white object for a duration of 15 to 20 minutes. The object was described as being the size of a half-dollar, stationary, and eventually fading out. The witness also noted a small red light nearby, though they did not believe it was related to the primary object. The incident was reported to the 27th Air Division. An ADCC controller also observed the object and described it as looking like a star. Military intelligence evaluated the report and concluded that the bright object was the planet Venus, confirmed by astronomical charts and computer analysis. The red light was identified as a hazard light located on San Antonio Peak, which was within the witness's line of sight. The report includes teletype communications between the 27th Air Division, the Air Defense Command, and the Air Technical Intelligence Center, confirming the classification of the sighting as an astronomical event.
The bright object was without doubt Venus - Astro chart and computer confirms this.
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Official Assessment
The bright object was without doubt Venus - Astro chart and computer confirms this. (The red light is believed to be the red hazard light on the San Antonio Peak, which was in the line of sight.
The primary object was identified as the planet Venus, and the secondary red light was identified as a hazard light on San Antonio Peak.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- ADCC ControllerController