Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card - Sighting Report 8 Oct 1963
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The USS CALVERT reported a bright white light in the Pacific on October 8, 1963. The object was observed for 14 minutes and officially concluded to be a satellite.
This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed by the crew of the USS CALVERT (APA-32) on October 8, 1963. The sighting occurred at 09/0330Z in the Pacific at coordinates 32 07.7' N, 117 17.5' W. The observers, D. G. Austin and T. A. Kennedy, reported a bright white light with a magnitude similar to Jupiter. The object was observed for 14 minutes, moving on a south-easterly course from an initial bearing of 270 degrees at 15 degrees elevation to a final bearing of 165 degrees at 15 degrees elevation. The ship's conditions were reported as calm with excellent visibility. The official conclusion recorded on the project card states that the object was characteristic of a satellite, noting that radar (ECHO) data was not available. The documentation includes a memorandum from the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center forwarding the report from the USS CALVERT.
ECHO data not available. Object characteristic of Satellite
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Official Assessment
ECHO data not available. Object characteristic of Satellite
The object was identified as having characteristics of a satellite.
Witnesses
- AUSTIN, D. G.SNUSN
- KENNEDY, T. A.LTJGUSNR, Navigator
Key Persons
- J. S. LaceyOPI, NASA, Greenbelt
- Ed MasonPublic Information Officer, Goddard Space Flight Center