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Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting of 17 June 1963

📅 17 June 1963 📍 Pacific Ocean 🏛 ATIC 📄 Sighting Report / Naval Message
USS HALSEY POWELLSatellite ECHO I1963Pacific OceanUFO

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TL;DR

A spherical, white object observed by USS HALSEY POWELL crew on 17 June 1963 was identified as the Satellite ECHO I. The report was initially filed as having insufficient data before the identification was made.

On 17 June 1963, at 1638Z, personnel aboard the USS HALSEY POWELL observed a spherical, white object traveling at high speed. The witnesses, including ENS K. D. Fisher, BM3 R. W. Stewart, and SN J. K. Varlamos, reported that the object generated an intense light, had no tail or trail, and made no sound. The object followed a flat, straight-line trajectory, moving from an elevation of 85 degrees at 280 degrees azimuth to an elevation of 00 degrees at 160 degrees azimuth. The weather conditions were reported as good, with approximately 10 miles of visibility and 0.1 cloud coverage. The moon was visible at the time of the sighting. The report notes that the object did not conform to known meteorological events. Initial evaluation of the sighting was hampered by a lack of reported duration, leading to the case being categorized as having insufficient data. However, subsequent analysis identified the object as the Satellite ECHO I, which was confirmed to be heading southeast at the time of the observation.

Spherical white object generating intense light traveling at high speed, no tail or sound

Official Assessment

Cause of sighting is Satellite ECHO I which was heading SE at the time of the report.

The object was identified as Satellite ECHO I. The case was initially marked as insufficient data due to lack of duration information, but later attributed to the satellite.

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