Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project Blue Book Sighting Report — Toledo, Ohio, 7 April 1967
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian report of a UFO sighting in Toledo, Ohio, on 7 April 1967. Project Blue Book investigators concluded the object was the planet Venus.
This document is a Project Blue Book sighting report concerning an event on 7 April 1967 in Toledo, Ohio. The primary witness, a civilian, reported observing a UFO with five other individuals while traveling on the Anthony Wayne Trail. The witness described the object as initially appearing as one white light and two red lights, which were brighter than stars. The object was observed for approximately twenty minutes, during which it moved at varying speeds, hovered, and eventually descended behind houses. The witness used a 25X to 30X power hand telescope to observe the object, noting it appeared solid. The report also includes accounts from other relatives who claimed to have seen similar phenomena on the same night, including a witness in Sylvania, Ohio, who described an object the size of a football field. The official conclusion recorded on the form by Project Blue Book identifies the object as the planet Venus, citing an azimuth of 290 degrees and an elevation of 5 degrees at the time of the sighting.
The object first appeared as one white light and two red ones. Ten minutes later we viewed it with a 25 or 30 power hand-telescope and the UFO was apparently solid.
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Official Assessment
Astro (VENUS) Very prob. jpet. Venus was on an azimuth of 290 degrees at an elevation of 5 degrees at time of sighting.
The official evaluation identifies the object as the planet Venus based on azimuth and elevation data.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- SteveBrother of the author
- Mr. [illegible]Witness from Sylvania, Ohio