Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: UFO Observation, 12 March 1967, Atkins, Arkansas
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A 1967 UFO sighting in Atkins, Arkansas, was investigated by the U.S. Air Force under Project 10073. The object was officially identified as the planet Venus.
This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a UFO sighting reported by a student from Arkansas Tech on March 12, 1967. The witness, accompanied by two other individuals, observed a starlike object near Crow Mountain in Atkins, Arkansas, between 7:30 PM and 8:15 PM. The witness described the object as initially appearing like a weak flashlight bulb, which then became bright. The object reportedly followed their vehicle as they traveled to a friend's house, stopping when they stopped and moving when they moved. The witness noted that the object eventually hovered over trees west of the house before disappearing. The Air Force, specifically the Foreign Technology Division, reviewed the report and concluded that the object was the planet Venus, noting its position at an azimuth of 282 degrees and an elevation of 9 degrees. The file includes the original correspondence from the Air Force to the witness, requesting further information via an FTD Form 164, as well as the completed questionnaire provided by the witness.
Object was starlike, at first, it was as dim as a weak flashlight bulb and then it got bright.
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Official Assessment
Astro (VENUS)
The object was identified as the planet Venus, which was at an azimuth of 282 degrees and an elevation of 9 degrees at the time of the sighting.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Arkansas Tech
Key Persons
- Mrs. [illegible]Witness
- Miss [illegible]Witness