Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting Incident 19 June 1962
AI-Generated Summary
A 1962 military report documents a visual sighting of a fast-moving, intermittently glowing object in the Pacific. The object was officially assessed as having characteristics consistent with a satellite.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial sighting reported on June 19, 1962, at 0823Z. The sighting occurred in the Pacific region at coordinates 36.20N 174.41W. The witness reported a single object that appeared like a dim star, moving in a southeasterly direction at a very high altitude and a very fast speed. The object was noted to be glowing intermittently. The military report, transmitted via the Air Force Staff Message Branch, was distributed to numerous commands including CINCPAC, CINCNORAD, and CINCSAC. The official conclusion recorded on the project card states that the sighting possessed characteristics consistent with a satellite observation. While echo data was not available for confirmation, the report notes that the observation did not conflict with an analysis identifying the object as a satellite. The document is marked as unclassified.
Sighting has characteristics of a Satellite observation. Echo data not available; however, nothing is in conflict w/ analysis as satellite.
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Official Assessment
Sighting has characteristics of a Satellite observation. Echo data not available; however, nothing is in conflict w/ analysis as satellite.
The object was identified as having characteristics consistent with a satellite observation.