Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting of 16 July 1963
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A sighting of a bright light in the Pacific on 16 July 1963 was investigated by the US Air Force. The object was officially identified as the ECHO I satellite based on orbital trajectory analysis.
This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated incoming staff messages regarding a sighting reported on 16 July 1963. The witness reported observing a bright light, comparable in size to a first-magnitude star, at coordinates 35.38N 176.23W in the Pacific. The object was initially seen moving to the west and then to the southeast, at an elevation of 45 degrees, before fading at the horizon after an eight-minute observation. The military investigation cross-referenced the sighting with orbital data for the satellite ECHO I. Calculations indicated that on 17 July, ECHO I would be at a position consistent with the reported observation, leading to the official conclusion that the object was the ECHO I satellite.
This places the Sa ellite in the position of the object under observation. Case evaluated as ECHO I.
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Official Assessment
Case evaluated as ECHO I.
The object observed was identified as the satellite ECHO I based on orbital calculations for 17 July 1963.