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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 2 September 1957 | 2. LOCATION Kelly AFB, Texas | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 03/0200Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☑ Was Astronomical Venus ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20-25 minutes | 8. NUMBE
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AF FORM 112—PART I
UNCLASSIFIED
(CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  USA |  |   |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  SUBJECT | UFOB  |
| --- | --- |
|  AREA REPORTED ON | San Antonio, Texas  |
|  FROM (Agency) | Commander, SAAMA, Kelly AFB, Texas  |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 5 September 1957  |
|  DATE OF INFORMATION | 3 September 1957  |
|  EVALUATION | Unevaluated  |
|  PREPARED BY (Officer) | Major J. C. Davis  |
|  SOURCE | Eye Witness  |

## REFERENCES (Control number, direction, previous report, etc., as applicable)
AF
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AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |

In compliance with AFR 200-2, dated 12 August 1954, the following report is submitted:

(1) Description of the object:
(a) Shape - round
(b) Size compared to a known object - Quarter held in the hand at arms length.
(c) Color - Bright like a star, but much larger
(d) Number - One
(e) N/A
(f) Any discernable features or details - Light glowed from five or six points, which went from bright to dull several times.
(g) Tail, trail 
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AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Commander, SAANA |  |   |

(c) Ceiling - Unlimited
(d) Visibility - 15 miles
(e) Amount of cloud cover - 0 to 5/10 scattered cirrus at 6,000 ft
(f) Thunderstorms in the area - at 22000Z September 1957, one (1) thunderstorm with occasional lightning in clouds.
(8) No unusual activity or condition, meteorological astronomical, or otherwise which might account for sighting.
(9) No identification or interception action taken.
(10) Th
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ASSASSINANT

# Venus Most Prominent

Venus, the only planet now visible in the evening, is a brilliant object in the sky and will soon be joined by the Leonids, "shooting stars."

By JAMES STOKLEY

THAT BRILLIANT object you see in the southeastern sky these evenings as darkness falls is not an airplane, a flying saucer, or some bright light hung in the sky as part of an experiment.

What you see is the planet Venus, now reaching its greatest prominence, which comes just before its disappearance from the evening sky early in 1958.

Venus is far brighter than any other star or planet seen in the

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