Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 14 June 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of an object in the Atlantic on 14 June 1963 was officially identified as the satellite ECHO I. The report includes a Project 10073 record card and a military staff message.
On 14 June 1963, at 2301Z, an observation was made from OS ECHO in the Atlantic of an object in transit from the southwest to the northeast. The object was described as having a first magnitude brightness and an estimated maximum altitude of 75 degrees and 30 minutes. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card and reported via a Department of the Air Force staff message. Subsequent analysis identified the object as the satellite ECHO I. Technical data provided in the document indicates that ECHO I crossed the equator at 2236Z at 74.41W and reached the peak of its orbit at 2304Z, which confirmed its presence in the area at the time of the sighting.
ECHO I. ECHO crossed equator at 2236z at 74.41W and reached peak of orbit at 2304Z. This would place the Satellite in the area of the sighting.
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Official Assessment
Satellite ECHO I
The sighting was identified as the satellite ECHO I, which crossed the equator at 2236Z at 74.41W and reached the peak of its orbit at 2304Z, placing it in the area of the sighting.