Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Duluth, Minnesota, 1 October 1962
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A civilian report of a round, silvery object in Duluth, Minnesota, was investigated by the Air Force and officially identified as the planet Venus.
On 1 October 1962, at 1930Z, a middle-aged housewife in Duluth, Minnesota, reported observing a round, silvery object that appeared smaller than a dime. The witness observed the object for two hours while looking out a window. The object was described as being at 30 degrees elevation and 180 degrees azimuth, with slow movement to the west before it eventually faded. The weather conditions were reported as having clear, few clouds. The report was processed by the Air Force under Project 10073 and referenced AFR 200-2. Major Roland D. Nichols, the DUADS Intelligence Officer, reviewed the report and provided no comment. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the sighting was an astronomical observation of the planet Venus. Technical data provided in the report notes that Venus had a magnitude of -4.3, making it exceptionally bright, and was positioned at 30 degrees elevation and 160 degrees azimuth at the time of the report, with a declination of -22 degrees.
Venus had a magnitude of -4.3 (exceptionally bright) & was at 30 dgrs elevation 160 dgr azimuth at the rptd time of the sighting.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical Venus
The object was identified as the planet Venus, which had a magnitude of -4.3 and was visible at 30 degrees elevation and 160 degrees azimuth at the time of the report.
Witnesses
- Mrs [illegible]Housewife
Key Persons
- Roland D. NicholsDUADS Intelligence Officer