Project 10073 Record Card and Staff Message — 22 Sep 63

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a corresponding staff message regarding an aerial sighting on September 22, 1963. The incident occurred at 0727Z at coordinates 34.30N 174.30W in the Pacific. The witness reported a small, bright white light moving East, which traversed a 30-degree arc over the course of 5 minutes. The total duration of the observation was 11 minutes. The report notes that the altitude was unknown and that no radar contact was made. The comments section of the record card indicates that while the ECHO satellite schedule was not available at the time of the initial report, the object exhibited all the characteristics of a satellite observation. The staff message, transmitted by the 326 Air Division Kunia Facility in Hawaii to various military commands including PACAF, CINCNORAD, and CINCPAC, confirms the sighting details and notes that the object faded at 0738Z. The final evaluation recorded on the document is that there was no evaluation at the time, though the comments suggest a satellite origin.