Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting of 2 May 1961
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AI-Generated Summary
A military report of a bright light observed in the Pacific on May 2, 1961, which was subsequently identified by Space Track as the satellite Echo I.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated military CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on May 2, 1961. The sighting occurred at 030758Z at coordinates 3400N 17400W in the Pacific region. The witness reported observing a single bright light for a duration of 11 minutes. The object was described as being 45 degrees above the horizon, bearing 120 degrees true, and moving on a northeast course at a speed of five degrees per minute. The object eventually disappeared below the horizon at 0809Z on a bearing of 020 degrees true. The report notes that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. Following the report, the Space Track organization was queried to determine the identity of the object. The final conclusion recorded on the card is that the object was the satellite Echo I.
Space Track was queried to determine if the objt sighted was a satellite. They reported the objt was the satellite Echo I.
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Official Assessment
They reported the objt was the satellite Echo I.
Space Track was queried to determine if the object sighted was a satellite. The investigation concluded the object was the satellite Echo I.