Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting of Satellite Echo I
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of an unidentified object reported on February 12, 1962, was officially identified by the military as the satellite Echo I. The report was processed through standard military communication channels.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated military incoming messages regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on February 12, 1962. The sighting occurred at coordinates 29-10N 163-20W, involving a single object observed from a ship, identified as the USS Llansing. The witness described the object as having the brightness of a first-magnitude star. The weather conditions at the time were reported as calm seas with scattered clouds. The military investigation, conducted under Project 10073, concluded that the object was the satellite Echo I. This conclusion was reached by cross-referencing the reported time and location with the known orbital path of the satellite, which was calculated to be at 35°N, heading southeast at longitude 165.31W at the time of the observation. The report was distributed across various military commands, including PACAF, CINCNORAD, and CINCPAC, reflecting the standard reporting procedures for aerial phenomena during this period.
This is consistant with observation and case is evaluated as satellite Echo I.
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Official Assessment
At 12/0732Z Feb Echo was at 35°N heading SE at longitude of 165.31W. This is consistant with observation and case is evaluated as satellite Echo I.
The sighting was identified as the satellite Echo I based on orbital data.