Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 8 August 1962
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of a bright white object in the Pacific on 8 August 1962 was reported to the Air Force. The object was determined to be a satellite.
On 8 August 1962, at 0835Z, a bright white object was observed in the Pacific region at coordinates 33.52N 163.56E. The object was described as being larger than a first-magnitude star and was visible to the naked eye. The observation occurred under conditions of 70 percent cloud coverage, with the object maintaining a heading to the southeast at an altitude of 79 degrees. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card and reported via an incoming Department of the Air Force staff message. The official conclusion noted that while specific data for the Echo I satellite was not available at the time of the report, the sighting did not conflict with an analysis identifying the object as a satellite.
Echo I data not available; however, no conflict w/analysis as satellite.
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Official Assessment
Echo I data not available; however, no conflict w/analysis as satellite.
The object was observed at 33.52N 163.56E and was determined to be a satellite, with no conflict found in the analysis.