Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting of 13 Sep 63
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A United Airlines report of a satellite sighting in the Pacific on September 13, 1963, was evaluated by ATIC. Despite a 60-degree positional discrepancy with the ECHO satellite, the incident was officially categorized as a satellite.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) report concerning an aerial sighting on September 13, 1963. The report originated from a United Airlines source, which observed a single object described as a 'Satellite in Dipper handle' at coordinates 24.40N 150W. The sighting was reported at 0645Z. The official evaluation concluded that the object was a satellite. The comments section of the record card notes that at the time of the sighting, the ECHO satellite would have been at 20 degrees North, moving Northeast at a longitude of 150 degrees East. The investigators noted that this position was 60 degrees to the West of the reported position, suggesting that the ECHO satellite could only be the object if there was an error in the reported position or time. Despite this discrepancy, the incident was officially classified and carried as a satellite case. The document includes a distribution list of various military commands, including CINCNORAD, CINCPAC, and various Air Force and Naval facilities in the Pacific region.
Since object was reported as a Satellite case, is carried in that category.
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Official Assessment
Satellite
The object was identified as a satellite. Analysis indicated that at 0645Z, the ECHO satellite would have been at 20 degrees North and moving Northeast at a longitude of 150 degrees East. This position was 60 degrees to the West of the reported position, but the object was officially carried as a satellite case.