Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, North Glen, Colorado, 8 May 1967
AI-Generated Summary
A May 1967 sighting report from North Glen, Colorado, describes a bright, round object observed for one hour. The Air Force officially identified the object as the planet Venus.
This document contains a UAP sighting report filed by a 32-year-old ambulance driver in North Glen, Colorado, on May 8, 1967. The witness reported observing a bright, round, white object in the sky for approximately one hour. The witness described the object as appearing like a large planet, brighter than any star, and noted that it moved in a straight line from east to west before disappearing over a mountain. The witness used 7x50 binoculars to observe the object and provided a sketch indicating a round shape with vapor trails and a canopy. The report was initially received at Lowry Air Force Base and subsequently forwarded to the University of Colorado for review by Dr. Condon. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force's Foreign Technology Division was that the object was the planet Venus, noting its position at an azimuth of 295 degrees and an elevation of 9 degrees at the time of the sighting.
It looked like a planet a big one bigger and brighter then any star in the sky that I have ever seen
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Official Assessment
Astro (Venus)
The object was identified as the planet Venus, observed at an azimuth of 295 degrees and an elevation of 9 degrees.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Ambulance driver
Key Persons
- Dr. CondonUniversity of Colorado researcher