Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting of 29 August 1962
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AI-Generated Summary
A military report from August 1962 details a 15-minute sighting of a bright object in the Pacific, which was officially evaluated as a satellite.
On August 29, 1962, at 1730Z, a military source reported an unidentified aerial object in the Pacific region at coordinates 35.04N 144.10E. The object was described as having a brightness of less than the first magnitude and was observed at an elevation of 10 degrees. The object maintained a northerly flight path for a duration of 15 minutes. The initial observation was recorded at a bearing of 130 degrees, with the object eventually disappearing at a bearing of 075 degrees. Weather conditions at the time were reported as excellent with 20 percent cloud coverage. Multiple military communications, including incoming staff messages from the 326 Air Division Kunia Facility in Hawaii and the USCG Matagorda, documented the event. The official evaluation concluded that the sighting was consistent with a satellite observation, noting that ECHO data was not available to further confirm the identification. The report was processed under Project 10073.
ECHO data not available. All information consistent w/ analysis of sighting as Satellie observation.
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Official Assessment
ECHO data not available. All information consistent w/ analysis of sighting as Satellie observation.
The object was identified as a satellite based on the flight characteristics and visual magnitude.