Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting of 3 August 1962
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A 1962 Navy report of a star-like object observed for 10 minutes at 38-01N 173-15W. The Air Force concluded the object was a satellite.
On August 3, 1962, at 0745Z, a sighting of an unidentified object was reported by the Navy at coordinates 38-01N 173-15W. The object was observed for a duration of 10 minutes. The witness described the object as having the brightness of a star and noted that it decreased in elevation from 40 degrees to 20 degrees during the observation period. The speed of the object was reported as unknown. The report was processed through military channels, including the 326 Air Division at Kunia Facility, Hawaii, and distributed to various commands including CINCPAC and CINCNORAD. The official conclusion reached in the Project 10073 record card is that the sighting is characteristic of satellite reports and is considered to be a satellite observation.
Although no direction is rptd, the sighting is characteristic of many satellite rpts & the case is considered to be a satellite observation.
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Official Assessment
Although no direction is rptd, the sighting is characteristic of many satellite rpts & the case is considered to be a satellite observation.
The object was identified as a satellite observation.