Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Oakhurst, New Jersey - 1 July 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian UFO sighting in Oakhurst, New Jersey, on July 1, 1963, was evaluated by the Air Force and determined to be the ECHO satellite.
This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by civilians in Oakhurst, New Jersey, on July 1, 1963. The witness reported seeing an object traveling from the north-northwest to the east-southeast, disappearing at a 15-degree elevation. The report was forwarded to the Foreign Technology Division of the Air Force Systems Command. The official evaluation concluded that the sighting was likely the ECHO satellite, provided the reported time was in Daylight Savings Time. If the time was not Daylight Savings Time, the data was deemed insufficient for a definitive evaluation. The file includes a memorandum from the Department of the Air Force to the witness, confirming this assessment, as well as a list of satellite tracking data for the ECHO satellite.
Sighting conforms with ECHO observation if reported time was Daylight Savings Time. Very limited data. Report received in letter only.
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Official Assessment
Sighting conforms with ECHO observation if reported time was Daylight Savings Time. Very limited data.
The sighting was likely the ECHO satellite. If the time was not Daylight Savings Time, there is insufficient data for evaluation.
Witnesses
- Donald Hopkinscivilian
- Edward Winkelmanncivilian
Key Persons
- Mrs. WellsHq USAF SAF-OI 3b
- MASTON M. JACKSMajor, USAF, Public Information Office of Information