Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Marietta, Ohio, 3 March 1964
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A civilian report of a stationary, bright object in Marietta, Ohio, was investigated by the Air Force and identified as the planet Venus.
This document details a UFO sighting report from Marietta, Ohio, occurring on March 3, 1964. A civilian witness reported observing a bright, yellowish, stationary object through binoculars for over 15 minutes between 9:30 PM and 10:00 PM. The witness noted that the object did not twinkle and remained at an azimuth of approximately 280 degrees. After the witness contacted a local newspaper, they were told it might be the Echo I or II satellites. The witness subsequently wrote to the Head of UFO Investigations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to inquire about the object. The Foreign Technology Division of the Air Force Systems Command investigated the report and concluded that the object was the planet Venus, which had a magnitude of -3.7 and was setting at 280 degrees azimuth at the time of the observation. Major Maston M. Jacks of the Public Information Division formally replied to the witness on March 13, 1964, confirming the identification as Venus and providing an Air Force Fact Sheet on Unidentified Flying Objects.
What you saw was Venus which at the time you observed it, was at 280 deg azimuth.
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Official Assessment
The object observed by Mr [illegible] is Venus. Venus (mag -3.7), at time of observation, was setting at 280 deg azimuth.
The sighting was identified as the planet Venus based on its magnitude, position, and stationary behavior.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- Mrs GaiserRecipient at Hq USAF SAFOI-PB