Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Sighting of 11 April 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A Quantas airline flight reported an object resembling a satellite over the Pacific on April 11, 1963. The Air Force officially concluded the object was a satellite.
On April 11, 1963, at 1620Z, a civilian Quantas airline flight (531, a B-707) reported an unidentified object while flying over the Pacific at coordinates 02.N 168.37W. The crew observed the object at an elevation of 20 degrees above the horizon, with a bearing of 260 degrees magnetic from the aircraft. The sighting was filed as a CIRVIS report. The official Project 10073 record card categorizes the object as 'Other satellite'. Comments on the record card note that the object resembled a satellite, and although 'Echo' data was not available, it was assumed to be a satellite. The documentation includes a staff message from the 326 Air Division at the Kunia Facility in Hawaii, which was distributed to various military commands including CINCPAC, CINCNORAD, and CINCSAC, confirming the report details.
Only that object resembling satellite was reported. ECHO data not available, object assumed to be satellite.
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Official Assessment
Other satellite
The object was reported by a Quantas airline flight (531) as appearing to be a satellite. The official conclusion on the Project 10073 record card is 'Other satellite'.
Witnesses
- Quantas 531Civilian AirlineQuantas