Project 10073 Record Card — Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 30 August 1962

This document is a collection of reports and correspondence regarding a UFO sighting in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 30 August 1962. The primary report was submitted by a consulting engineer from the Mission Techint Engineering Co., who observed a stationary, silvery-gray object through a Wild T-16 theodolite for approximately 20 minutes. The witness described the object as having a 'double hub cup' shape, approximately 70 feet in diameter, with a vaporous, multi-colored jacket and an antenna. The object eventually accelerated rapidly and vanished. The report includes detailed technical specifications of the observation equipment used and the geographic coordinates of the sighting. Following the report, the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) of the U.S. Air Force conducted an evaluation. They concluded that the object was the planet Venus. The FTD analysis suggested that atmospheric conditions, the proximity of the star Alpha Virgo (Spica), and the witness's lack of familiarity with astronomical objects led to the misidentification. The report notes that the object's apparent motion and distortion were consistent with atmospheric tremors and inversions. A secondary, unrelated sighting by a Marine helicopter pilot, Captain James Gordon, on 7 September 1962, is also briefly mentioned in the correspondence, with the conclusion that it also lacked any evidence of a threat to U.S. security.