Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting Report, Greensboro, North Carolina, 14 June 1963
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A retired U.S. Army soldier reported a UFO sighting in Greensboro, NC, on June 14, 1963. The Air Force evaluated the report and concluded the object was the satellite ECHO I.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported on 14 June 1963 in Greensboro, North Carolina. The witness, a retired Sergeant First Class from the 7th Infantry Forces, U.S.A., observed an extremely bright object at approximately 2345 hours. The witness described the object as having jerky, non-uniform motion with sudden lateral movements, initially mistaking it for an aircraft running light. The report was forwarded by the 444th Troop Carrier Wing at Pope Air Force Base to the Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for evaluation. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was the satellite ECHO I, which was calculated to be in a position to be observed by the witness at 1150 PM at a 44-degree elevation heading northeast. The documentation includes the original witness report, a transmittal letter from the Wing Intelligence Officer, and a list of satellite observations.
Peculiarity in that speed lacked uniformity and had sudden lateral movements. Jerky motion empbasised.
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Official Assessment
Satellite ECHO I
The object was identified as the satellite ECHO I, which was observed heading NE at 44 degrees elevation at 1150 PM.
Witnesses
- AnonymousSFC 7th Inf. Forces, U.S.A. (Retired)civilian