Project 10073 Record Card — 30 January 1964

This document collection contains records related to a sighting on 30 January 1964, in the Pacific region at coordinates 29.00N 177.00W. The incident involved a single, large, star-like object observed at 0725Z. The object exhibited a very high fading characteristic and moved at a speed of 5 degrees of arc per minute at an elevation of 25 degrees and an azimuth of 330 degrees. The official evaluation by ATIC concluded that the object was a satellite, specifically noting it was thought to be ECHO II, although ECHO schedules were not available for confirmation. The collection also includes a list of sightings from February 1964, which categorizes various reports as meteors, satellites, aircraft, or insufficient data. Additionally, the document includes an A.P.R.O. Bulletin article from July 1964 detailing a separate sighting in Arkansas, where a witness observed an object with a corkscrew motion, later identified as a UFO by the observer, though the report highlights the involvement of an amateur astronomer. The correspondence included in the file discusses personal observations of objects passing in front of the moon, with one correspondent noting the observation of two objects.