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Project 10073 Record Card and Incoming Message — Edgerton, Wisconsin, July 1962

📅 29 July 62 📍 Edgerton, Wisconsin 🏛 ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO 📄 Record Card and Incoming Message
Project 10073UFOEdgertonWisconsinEcho satellite1962

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TL;DR

A July 1962 UFO sighting in Edgerton, Wisconsin, was officially identified by the Air Technical Intelligence Center as the Echo satellite, with the reported zig-zag motion attributed to atmospheric conditions.

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated incoming military message regarding a UFO sighting reported on July 29, 1962, in Edgerton, Wisconsin. The witness reported observing a single, oval-shaped, red-white object with a silver-whitish tail. The object was described as following a zig-zag course over the Madison-Edgerton-Chicago area for a duration of five minutes before fading out of sight. The report notes that the observation was visual only, with no radar contact or photographic evidence. The official military evaluation, conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), concluded that the object was the Echo satellite. The report explains that the Echo satellite passed Minneapolis at 10:15 PM, and while specific pass data for Madison was unavailable, the Minneapolis data suggested visibility at the time of the sighting. The reported zig-zag motion was attributed to atmospheric conditions, and the military concluded that the sighting was a satellite.

Zig-Zag appearance attributed to atmospheric conditions. All other factors indicate a Satellite sighting & Echo was visible.

Official Assessment

Satellite Echo passed Minneapolis at 1015PM S of city at 37gr el heading SE. Passes for Echo I at Madison Wisconsin not available, however, the info at Minneapolis indicates that Echo would be visible at the time of the sighting heading SE. Zig-Zag appearance attributed to atmospheric conditions. All other factors indicate a Satellite sighting & Echo was visible.

The sighting was identified as the Echo satellite, with the reported zig-zag motion attributed to atmospheric conditions.

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