Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting of 11 September 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A CIRVIS report from 11 September 1963 describes an unidentified light in the Pacific. Military evaluators concluded it was likely an aircraft sighting.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated incoming Air Force staff messages (AF IN 55173 and AF IN 54949) regarding a CIRVIS report filed on 11 September 1963. The report details the sighting of an unknown moving light of second magnitude in the Pacific region at coordinates 33.15N 175.00W. The object was observed for two minutes, moving at a speed of 30 degrees per minute on a course of 100 degrees true, at an elevation of 45 degrees. The object eventually faded from view. The official evaluation, recorded on the Project 10073 card, notes that an echo was present in the area moving in the opposite direction to the reported object. The evaluator concluded that the object's speed exceeded that of typical satellite movement and suggested the sighting was likely an aircraft. The messages were distributed to various military commands and intelligence agencies, including the CIA, DIA, and NSA.
ECHO in area moving NE in opposition to the reported obj. Also speed in excess of that observed for satellite movement. Probable a/c sighting.
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Official Assessment
Probable a/c sighting.
The object was observed moving at 30 degrees per minute, fading after two minutes. An echo in the area was noted moving in opposition to the reported object, with a speed in excess of that observed for satellite movement.