Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting Report - 9 Nov 61
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AI-Generated Summary
A starlike object reported by the CGC Winnebago on November 9, 1961, was officially identified by the Air Force as the Echo I satellite.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and several incoming military staff messages regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on November 9, 1961. The sighting was reported by the crew of the CGC Winnebago at coordinates 30-05N, 175-50E. The witness described a starlike object with the brightness of a second-magnitude star, observed at a medium altitude. The object was reported to be moving in a northeasterly direction, crossing the sky parallel to the Milky Way. The observation lasted approximately 15 minutes, beginning at 090630Z and ending when the object disappeared below the horizon at 090645Z. Weather conditions were noted as having a south wind at 10 knots and slight seas. The report was disseminated through various military channels, including the Hawaii Air Defense Division, CINCPACAF, and the Chief of Staff of the USAF. Following the evaluation of the report, the object was officially identified as the Echo I satellite, which was visible at the specified time and location. The record card explicitly notes that the case was evaluated as Echo I.
COMMENTS At 0621Z Echo crossed equator at 119 E. and would be visible to observers at time and location heading NE. Case evaluated as Echo I.
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Official Assessment
Case evaluated as Echo I.
The object was identified as the Echo I satellite, which crossed the equator at 119 degrees East and was visible to observers at the time and location specified.