Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — 14 March 1962
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1962 military sighting report of an object near Midway was evaluated as the Echo I satellite. The report was processed through the CIRVIS system and distributed to multiple high-level military commands.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated Department of the Air Force staff message regarding a CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) report. On March 14, 1962, at 1605Z, a military observer reported a sighting of an object on a northerly track near Midway. The object was described as having the brightness of a first-magnitude star and was observed for 15 minutes. The report notes that the object was at 31° N, 174° E, heading northeast. The official evaluation concluded that the object was the Echo I satellite, which was visible at the time and location specified by the observer. The staff message, originating from the 325th Air Division Kunia Facility in Hawaii, was distributed to various military commands, including CINCPAC, CINCNORAD, and the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, indicating the high-level routing of such reports during this period.
On 14 March at 1605Z Echo was at 31° N, 174° E heading NE. Midway is about 28° N, 176° E. Echo is visible at the time and location given by the observer heading NE. Case evaluated as Echo I.
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Official Assessment
Echo I
The object was identified as the Echo I satellite, which was visible at the time and location provided by the observer.