Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting of Satellite Echo I
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1961 military sighting report of a bright object in the Far East was investigated under Project 10073. The object was officially identified as the Echo I satellite based on orbital trajectory analysis.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on August 7, 1961, at 2155 local time (071255Z). The observer, located at coordinates 3153N 12900E in the Far East, reported an unidentified aerial object characterized by superior brilliance. The object was observed for 12 minutes, moving from a 50-degree elevation to a 20-degree elevation before disappearing behind low clouds. The sighting was reported via military channels, including communications from 5AF and the USS Haleakala. The official evaluation conducted by HQ ATIC concluded that the object was not an unidentified phenomenon in the anomalous sense, but rather the Echo I satellite. This conclusion was supported by orbital computations indicating that the satellite was on a northeast orbit west of the observer's position at the time of the sighting. The report includes the original record card, a copy of the operational immediate message, and a transcript of the sighting details.
SIGHTED UFO BELIEVED TO BE SATELLITE AT 071255Z APPEARANCE IDENTIFIED BY SUPERIOR BRILLIANCE.
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Official Assessment
The object was probably Echo I.
The description and duration of the object are characteristic of the Echo I satellite. Orbital computations confirm it was on a NE orbit west of the observer's location at the time of the sighting.