Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Incoming Staff Messages — Frankfort, New York, June 1963
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A sighting of a starlike object in Frankfort, NY, in June 1963 was investigated by the Air Force and officially identified as the ECHO 1 satellite.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated Air Force staff messages regarding a UFO sighting in Frankfort, New York, on June 24-25, 1963. The primary witnesses, a former Air Force veteran and his wife, reported observing a starlike object on two successive nights. The object was described as having no sound or distinct features, moving in straight lines at an estimated altitude of 100 miles. The witnesses were scanning the skies specifically looking for the object's reappearance. Following the initial report, the Rome Air Development Center (RADC) Relay and Scatter Section evaluated the sighting. They concluded that the object was the ECHO 1 satellite, which was making visible passes over the region at the time. The reported observation times were found to coincide with the satellite's orbital data, leading to the official classification of the sighting as an explained event.
Case evaluated as Satellite ECHO I by reporting officials.
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Official Assessment
Case evaluated as Satellite ECHO I by reporting officials.
The sighting was identified as the ECHO 1 satellite, which was making visible passes over the area at the time of the reported sightings.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Mr [illegible]Witness