Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Staff Message regarding Echo 1 Sighting
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A 1961 sighting of a bright, round object by the crew of the USS Lansing was officially identified as the Echo 1 satellite.
On July 30, 1961, at 0721Z, personnel aboard the USS Lansing observed an unidentified aerial object while located at 28 13N 121 16W in the Pacific. The sighting was reported by ENS C. W. McKenney and witnessed by LCDR D. J. Krejacared, the Commanding Officer, and LT T. H. Wood, the Executive Officer. The object was described as round, white, and the size of a pinhead, with a brightness comparable to a first-magnitude star. It possessed no tail and was observed for a duration of eight minutes using binoculars. The object was tracked moving from the west-southwest to the east-northeast, passing directly overhead before disappearing into clouds. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear to partly cloudy with a ceiling of 1800 feet and visibility of seven miles. The incident was formally documented via a Project 10073 record card and a subsequent staff message from the Hawaii Air Defense Division at Kunia Annex. Following the report, the object was officially identified as the Echo 1 satellite.
OBJECT IDENTIFIED AS SATILITE ECHO 1
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Official Assessment
OBJECT IDENTIFIED AS SATILITE ECHO 1
The object observed by the crew of the USS Lansing was identified as the Echo 1 satellite.
Witnesses
- D J KrejacaredLCDR USNCommanding Officer USS Lansing
- T H WoodLT USNExecutive Officer
- K W McKenneyENS USNOOF
Key Persons
- C W McKenneyENS USN