Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - USS BOYD SIGHTING
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A 1960 sighting report from the USS BOYD near Taiwan describes a bright, round object observed for 11 minutes. The object was officially identified by the Air Technical Intelligence Center as the Echo I satellite.
On September 3, 1960, at 1124Z, personnel aboard the USS BOYD, operating in the vicinity of Taiwan, observed an unidentified object. The sighting was reported via official military channels to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, as well as to the Secretary of the Air Force, AFCIN, and the Air Defense Command. The object was described as a round, white, pinhead-sized entity that appeared as bright as a planet. It maintained a straight flight path and was observed for a duration of 11 minutes before disappearing into low clouds. The observation was conducted using ground visual methods and binoculars, with no radar contact reported. The report was submitted under the authority of Captain B.U. Smith of COMDESRON ONE FIVE and Commander H.C. Behner of the USS BOYD. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, was that the object was the Echo I satellite, noting that the flight path, duration, and visual characteristics were consistent with that satellite's profile.
The description, flight path and duration are characteristic of the satellite Echo I.
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Official Assessment
Echo I
The object was identified as the Echo I satellite based on its description, flight path, and duration.
Witnesses
- B.U. SmithCAPTCOMDESRON ONE FIVE
- H. C. BehnerCDRUSS BOYD
Key Persons
- B.U. SmithCAPT, COMDESRON ONE FIVE
- H. C. BehnerCDR, CO USS BOYD