Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting of Satellite ECHO I
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of an unidentified object in the Pacific on 24 June 1963 was officially identified as the ECHO I satellite through orbital analysis. The report was processed through standard military staff message channels.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and associated military staff messages regarding a sighting reported on 24 June 1963. The observer reported a possible satellite at coordinates 39.38N 172.30W in the Pacific region. The object was described as having the brightness of a second-magnitude star, with an estimated course of 075 degrees. The speed and altitude of the object were unknown at the time of the report. Following the initial report, an analysis was conducted comparing the sighting details with orbital data. The evaluation concluded that the object was the satellite ECHO I, which was crossing the equator heading northeast at the time of the observation. The documentation includes multiple staff messages (AF IN 13259 and 13296) confirming the transmission of this information between various military commands, including PACAF, CINCNORAD, and the Kunia Facility in Hawaii, with copies retransmitted to the CIA.
This position and the description conforms with the analysis of the sighting as the Satellite ECHO I.
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Official Assessment
This position and the description conforms with the analysis of the sighting as the Satellite ECHO I.
The object observed was identified as the satellite ECHO I based on orbital analysis.