Project 10073 Record Card — Spencer, West Virginia, 17 July 1963

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a sighting in Spencer, West Virginia, on 17 July 1963. A civilian witness reported observing a 'space vehicle' overhead at 10:40 PM, traveling in a Northeast or East-Northeast direction. The witness subsequently wrote to the National Space & Aeronautics Administration requesting identification of the object. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) of the United States Air Force evaluated the report. In a memorandum dated 30 September 1963, Colonel Eric de Jonckheere of the FTD forwarded the witness's letter to Hq USAF SAF-OI 3b. The FTD concluded that the object was not the ECHO I satellite. They suggested that the object might have been 1963 B THETA I or a high-flying aircraft, noting that high-flying aircraft are frequently misidentified as satellites. The case was ultimately classified as a possible satellite based on the limited data provided.