Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — USS FALGOUT Sighting, 5 July 1962
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A naval report from the USS Falgout describes a 13-minute sighting of a white, star-like object in the Pacific. The event was officially attributed to a satellite observation.
On July 5, 1962, the USS Falgout reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon in the Pacific. The object was described as a round, white light, similar in size to the star Arcturus. The sighting lasted for thirteen minutes on a bright, moonlit night with three-tenths cloud coverage. The object was observed by lookouts and the Officer of the Deck, with the Commanding Officer and Navigator confirming the reliability of the report. The object was observed moving over the horizon on a north-northeast course. No radar contact was made with the object. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the sighting was likely a satellite, as the flight characteristics, direction, and duration of the object were consistent with such an observation, despite the lack of specific satellite tracking data at the time.
Satellite data not available, however characteristics of sight indicate satellite observation. Flight, direction, description, duration all conform to this analysis.
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Official Assessment
Satellite data not available, however characteristics of sight indicate satellite observation. Flight, direction, description, duration all conform to this analysis.
The object was determined to be a satellite based on its flight characteristics, direction, and duration.