Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 20 June 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of a bright object by the USCGC Matagorda on 20 June 1963 was investigated by ATIC. The case was closed as having insufficient data due to conflicting information regarding the object's nature.
On 20 June 1963, the USCGC Matagorda reported an unidentified aerial object in the Pacific region at coordinates 33.12N 168.33E. The object was described as being as bright as a first-magnitude star, observed at an elevation of 47 degrees on a course of 340 degrees true. The observers initially believed the object to be a satellite. However, subsequent analysis by ATIC noted that the object's flight path to the west and the absence of reported retrograde objects in orbit tended to rule out a satellite. The report concludes that there was a possibility of error in the reported direction and ultimately lists the case as having insufficient data due to conflicting information. The record card includes a note from the investigator stating the case is 'very marginal'. The document includes a technical reference table for satellite tracking, likely used to cross-reference the sighting against known orbital data.
Case listed as insufficient data in view of conflicting information.
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Official Assessment
Case listed as insufficient data in view of conflicting information.
The object was initially reported as a satellite, but the lack of retrograde objects in orbit and the flight path to the west led investigators to rule out a satellite observation. There was a possibility of error in the reported direction.
Witnesses
- USCGC MATAGORDAUSCGC MATAGORDA