Project 10073 Record — Honor, Michigan, March 3, 1967

This document is a declassified military message regarding a UFO sighting reported on March 3, 1967, near Honor, Michigan. The witness, a hardware store owner described as a reliable character, observed a round, white, dime-sized object for approximately 30 minutes. The object was initially stationary at 5 degrees above the horizon before eventually descending below the horizon. The witness used binoculars during the observation. The report notes that no sound was heard. Military authorities conducted an investigation, confirming that there were no aircraft in the vicinity from the FAA or Coast Guard, and no weather balloons were in the area. Major Jesse D. Sowell, the commander, reported that the weather forecaster at 34ADIV identified a surface inversion occurring throughout the night. This atmospheric condition was determined to be the probable cause of the sighting, with the object identified as the planet Venus, which was setting at an azimuth of 277 degrees.