Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Barbourville, Kentucky, March 23, 1964
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A 1964 civilian UFO sighting in Barbourville, Kentucky, was investigated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The object was officially identified as the planet Venus.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified object in Barbourville, Kentucky, on March 23, 1964. The witness reported observing a self-luminous white object at an altitude of 200-300 miles, moving at an estimated speed of 25,000-30,000 mph in the northwest at a 25-degree elevation. The report includes a handwritten note from the witness, which provides the time of the sighting as 7:35 PM. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) evaluated the report and concluded that the object was the planet Venus. The investigators noted that the reported extreme motion was likely a result of the object's great distance from the observer, which caused distorted perceptions of its movement. The file notes that this case is parallel to many other observations that were ultimately identified as Venus.
As the object was probably at great distance from the observer motions are distorted and that the object viewed was Venus.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical Venus
The object was determined to be the planet Venus. The observer's report of high speed and altitude was attributed to the object being at a great distance, causing distorted perceptions of motion.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian