Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 8 February 1963
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A military report from February 1963 documents a visual sighting of a glowing, round object in the Pacific. The object was determined to be orbital in nature and classified as a probable satellite.
On February 8, 1963, at 1720Z, a military report was filed regarding a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon in the Pacific region at coordinates 39.30N 172.30W. The witness observed a single, round, glowing light moving in a North-Northeasterly direction. The object was initially sighted at a 30-degree elevation and remained visible for approximately 15 minutes before disappearing by fading at a 20-degree elevation above the horizon. The report notes that there was no observed change in the object's speed or course. The sighting was reported via a CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) message from the 326th Air Division Kunia Facility in Hawaii. The official evaluation of the incident, recorded on a Project 10073 record card, concluded that the object was likely orbital in nature and categorized the event as a probable satellite observation. The report explicitly notes that no radar data was available to corroborate the visual sighting.
Apparently orbital in nature. No mention of change in speed or course. ECHO data not available. Case considered as a probable satellite observation.
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Official Assessment
Case considered as a probable satellite observation.
The object was a round glowing light that moved North/Northeast and faded from view after 15 minutes. It was determined to be orbital in nature.