Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Philippines, 19 February 1964
AI-Generated Summary
A 1964 sighting of a planet-like object in the Philippines was investigated under Project 10073. The object was officially identified as a satellite.
On February 19, 1964, a sighting of an unidentified object was reported from the US Naval Station Cavite in the Philippines. The object was described as a planet-like entity with first-magnitude brilliance, observed at 2130 local time. The witness reported that the object was traveling in an easterly orbit, moving north at an 85-degree elevation. The observation lasted for 13 minutes before the object was lost in clouds at a 15-degree elevation. The report was processed under Project 10073. Official evaluation concluded that the object was a satellite, noting that there was no conflicting data, although the ECHO satellite schedule was not available for verification at the time of the report.
Object reported as in Easterly orbit. No data conflicting with evaluation as Satellite. ECHO schedule not available.
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Official Assessment
Satellite
The object was identified as a satellite. No data conflicted with this evaluation. ECHO schedule was not available for confirmation.