Project 10073 Record Card — Pearl River, New York, June 26, 1963

On June 26, 1963, at approximately 10:00 PM, a civilian witness and their 11-year-old nephew observed an unidentified object while camping on Oncas Island, Lake George, New York. The witnesses were watching the northern sky in anticipation of seeing the ECHO 1 satellite. They observed an object moving slowly from north to south, passing midway between the Big Dipper and the North Star. When the object reached approximately 75 degrees above the horizon, its brightness increased to the magnitude of Venus. The object made no sound and moved on a course due south before being lost to observation behind trees. The witness noted that the object's appearance was not unlike ECHO 1, but its speed was approximately three times as fast. ECHO 1 was observed by the witnesses ten minutes later on a northwest to southeast course. The weather was reported as clear with no clouds. The sighting lasted for approximately two minutes. The report was submitted to the Office of Unidentified Flying Objects at the Pentagon. The official Air Force evaluation concluded that the object was 'Probably Aircraft,' noting that the characteristics of the sighting were consistent with such an analysis.