Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Miamisburg, Ohio, 23 December 1962
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1962 sighting report from Miamisburg, Ohio, involving two high school students who observed an object identified by the military as the planet Venus. The report attributes the object's perceived movement to atmospheric temperature inversions.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated UFO report regarding a sighting in Miamisburg, Ohio, on December 23, 1962. Two high school girls, identified as science students, reported observing an object in the eastern sky moving from north to south. They described the object as being brighter than a star, scintillating, and moving in an erratic pattern, specifically going up and down. The report was filed on December 28, 1962, by Captain Steffen. The official investigation concluded that the object was the planet Venus. The report notes that Venus was at 15.38 on the Ecliptic and was rising at the time of the sighting. Other celestial bodies, specifically Arcturus and Spica, were also visible in the eastern sky. The investigators attributed the reported unusual movement and appearance of the object to atmospheric conditions, specifically noting temperature inversions of 7-8 degrees Fahrenheit between 600 and 700 feet, and another of 4 degrees between 10,000 and 10,400 feet. The document includes a note from the investigator indicating that the witnesses requested a formal report on their findings.
These young ladies have apparently seen Venus for the first time.
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Official Assessment
Most likely culprit was Venus.
The object was identified as the planet Venus, which was rising at the time. The unusual appearance was attributed to atmospheric temperature inversions.