Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 9 Oct 1963
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of a fast-moving, high-altitude object in the Pacific on October 9, 1963, was officially identified as a satellite by the US Air Force. The report was processed through the Project 10073 system and shared with multiple intelligence agencies.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated incoming Air Force message regarding a sighting on October 9, 1963. Two witnesses reported observing an object with the brightness of a first-magnitude star at coordinates 40N 174.40W in the Pacific. The object was described as moving very fast in a southeasterly direction at a very high altitude. The sighting was reported via a CIRVIS report (34214). The official evaluation concluded that the object was a satellite, based on the opinion of the observers. The record card notes that ECHO data was not available for further verification. The message was distributed to various military and intelligence agencies, including the CIA.
Evaluated as satellite due to observers opinion of object. ECHO data not available.
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Official Assessment
Evaluated as satellite due to observers opinion of object. ECHO data not available.
The object was identified as a satellite based on the observers' reports.