PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 1 APR 64

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated incoming Department of the Air Force staff message regarding a CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) report. On April 1, 1964, at approximately 0807Z, a single object was observed at coordinates 45.50 N 173.00W. The object was described as having the intensity of a first-magnitude star and was observed for five minutes at an elevation of 20 degrees, moving from the northeast to the southeast. The speed and altitude of the object were reported as unknown. The military report indicates that no radar contact was made and no photographs were taken. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that the sighting was in accordance with a satellite observation, noting specifically that ECHO satellite schedules were not available to confirm the identity. The message was transmitted from the 326th Air Division at the Kunia Facility in Hawaii to various military commands, including PACAF, CINCNORAD, and CINCPAC, and was subsequently readdressed to the CIA.