Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Westville, Indiana, 20 July 1962
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A 13-year-old witness reported a white, zig-zagging object in Westville, Indiana, on July 20, 1962. The Air Force investigation suggested the object might have been the Echo satellite but ultimately classified the case as having insufficient data.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a 13-year-old Boy Scout in Westville, Indiana, on July 20, 1962. The witness, who was at a Boy Scout camp, reported observing a white, round object moving in a zig-zag pattern from west to east. The witness noted that the object appeared to stop near a star and eventually faded out after approximately five minutes. The witness explicitly stated there was no sound. In his correspondence, the witness expressed his belief that the object was a 'flying saucer' due to its speed, noting that he had read about inversions but did not believe that was the cause. The Air Force investigation concluded that the sighting was likely related to the Echo satellite, which had crossed the area around that time, though the report ultimately categorized the incident as having 'insufficient data' due to potential errors in the witness's timing and the object's fluctuating flight characteristics.
I think it was a flying saucer mostly because of its speed I've read about inversions but I don't think it was an inversion because of its speed.
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Official Assessment
Echo crossed area 1 hr earlier & on one hr later heading SE. Had fluctuating flight. Disappeared/Possibility of error in time. Also possible that this was a satellite, however the obj has the characteristics of a satellite. Case listed as insuff data. Possibly satellite other than Echo.
The object was likely a satellite, possibly Echo, though the witness's description of the flight path and behavior led to an 'insufficient data' classification.