Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Sighting Report 22 August 1962
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A naval sighting report from the USS DURANT on August 22, 1962, describing a star-like object observed for five minutes. The incident was officially categorized as a satellite.
On August 22, 1962, at approximately 1535Z, personnel aboard the USS DURANT observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon while performing a morning star sight. The object was described as having the brightness of a first-magnitude star. The observers, including LT F. C. Ike and EXEC C. T. Harris, tracked the object as it moved from an altitude of 43 degrees to 25 degrees on a bearing of 050 degrees true, shifting to 045 degrees true. The object maintained a straight flight path for approximately five minutes before disappearing behind clouds. The weather conditions were reported as having unlimited ceiling and visibility, with four-tenths cloud cover. The observation was conducted using a sextant. The incident was formally reported via naval message to various commands, including HICKAM AFB, and was subsequently processed under Project 10073. The final conclusion recorded on the project record card categorized the object as 'Other (Satellite)'.
Obj brightness of 1st mag star obsyd during dawn at 050dgr azimuth, 43dgr elev & disappearing into couds at 045dgr azimuth 25dgr elev after flight of 5 min. Straight flight. Obsvation thru sextant.
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Official Assessment
Other (Satellite)
The object was observed during a morning star sight by personnel on the USS DURANT. It exhibited the brightness of a first-magnitude star and maintained a straight flight path before disappearing behind clouds.
Witnesses
- F. C. IKELTUSS DURANT
- C. T. HARRISEXECUSS DURANT