Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card: Satellite Sighting Report - MS Ascanius
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The crew of the MS Ascanius reported seven sightings of an object between 18-24 June 1963. NASA and the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office identified the object as the satellite ECHO I.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card, a memorandum from the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, and a Ship Visit Report detailing a series of satellite sightings. Between 18 and 24 June 1963, the crew of the British vessel MS Ascanius, while on a passage from Shimya, Japan, to San Pedro, California, observed an object on seven separate occasions. The observer, 3rd Mate E. W. Alkin, noted the object's movement and magnitude, comparing it to the star Vega. The report was forwarded by the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office to J. S. Lacey at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center on 20 August 1963. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that the observations were consistent with the orbital passage of the satellite ECHO I.
Observations conform with passage of Satellite ECHO I.
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Official Assessment
Observations conform with passage of Satellite ECHO I.
The seven observations reported by the crew of the MS Ascanius were identified as the satellite ECHO I.
Witnesses
- E. W. Alkin3rd MateBritish vessel MS Ascanius
Key Persons
- J. S. LaceyOPI, NASA, Greenbelt