Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Kettering, Ohio, 14 April 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian sighting of an object in Kettering, Ohio, on April 14, 1963, was officially identified by the Air Force as the satellite ECHO I.
On April 14, 1963, a civilian witness in Kettering, Ohio, reported observing an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness described the object as appearing like an extremely bright star, which was visible for approximately three to five minutes. The object was first observed in the northwest and moved toward the southeast. The report was taken by Major Toombs of the FTD (Foreign Technology Division) on the same day. The official investigation, documented on a Project 10073 record card, concluded that the sighting was the satellite ECHO I. The investigators noted that the satellite was over Dayton at 2048 hours, which was twelve minutes prior to the reported sighting. Despite a slight time discrepancy, the evaluators determined this fell within the normal range of possibility for such reports and officially closed the case as an identification of the ECHO I satellite.
Time discrepancy within the normal possibility associated with reports of this nature. Case evaluated as ECHO I.
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Official Assessment
Satellite ECHO I over Dayton at 2048 (12 minutes prior to rptd sighting). South of city at 68 dgr elevation moving SE. Time discrepancy within the normal possibility associated with reports of this nature. Case evaluated as ECHO I.
The sighting was identified as the satellite ECHO I.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- Maj ToombsFTD Duty officer who took the report
- Sgt DespenburghDocument signatory/routing