PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Astoria, Oregon, 22 April 1964

On April 22, 1964, at approximately 230650Z, a group of observers including Captain Leback of the pilot boat Peacock and personnel from the Cape Disappointment Life Boat Station in Astoria, Oregon, reported a sighting of an unidentified flying object. The object was described as a round, white light, appearing larger than an aircraft, with arcs of light flashing outward and periodic red and green flashes. The object was observed for 30 to 40 minutes, moving slowly to the west at an elevation of 45 degrees and an azimuth of 310 degrees. The witnesses observed the object visually and with the aid of binoculars and a 16-32 power telescope. The weather conditions were reported as partly cloudy with a cirrus ceiling and visibility of 10-12 miles. The incident was formally recorded on a Project 10073 record card and reported via teletype to the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was the planet Venus, noting that its position and the duration of the sighting were consistent with an astronomical event, and that the observed disappearance was likely due to atmospheric conditions.