Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — 15 March 1963 Sighting
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A military report from March 1963 documents a fast-moving, circular space object sighted over the Pacific. The event was officially classified as a possible satellite.
On March 15, 1963, at 0730Z, a military source reported a sighting of a space object in the Pacific region at coordinates 36.32N 174.02W. The object was described as small and circular, resembling a bright star. It was tracked through a 30-degree arc, moving from 150 degrees to 120 degrees at an elevation of 30 degrees. While the altitude and speed were unknown, the speed was estimated to be very fast. The report was processed as a CIRVIS report (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) and confirmed via a phone conversation at 160820Z. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card is that the sighting was a possible satellite.
Space object, small and circular, resembling bright star tracked through 30 dgr arc fm 150 dgr to 120 dgr at 30 dgr elevation.
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Official Assessment
Possible satellite sighting.
The object was identified as a possible satellite sighting.