Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Vandalia, Ohio, 2-3 May 1962
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A 1962 sighting report from Vandalia, Ohio, describes an unidentified object observed for one hour. The U.S. Air Force concluded the object was the planet Venus.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated U.S. Air Force technical information sheets regarding a sighting reported in Vandalia, Ohio, on the evening of May 2-3, 1962. The witness observed a stationary or slow-moving object toward the northwest for approximately one hour. The object was described as having multiple colors and appearing to glisten, though it produced no sound. The witness attempted to observe the object using 7x50 binoculars but was unable to determine its shape. The official evaluation conducted by ATIC concluded that the sighting was a misidentification of the planet Venus. The report notes that Venus was at a magnitude of 3.3 and in a position coincident with the reported sighting. The investigators determined that because Venus was on the opposite side of the sun from Earth and possessed a small angular diameter of 5.52 seconds, it was understandable that the witness could not resolve the object's shape through binoculars.
Object was probably planet Venus. Planet was in a direction coincident with that reported by the witnesses and set at approx. same time as conclusion of sighting.
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Official Assessment
Object was probably planet Venus.
The object was identified as the planet Venus, which was in a position coincident with the report. The witness's inability to resolve the shape with 7x50 binoculars was attributed to the planet's small angular diameter.