Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Provo, Utah, 13 April 1964
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a sighting of a satellite over Provo, Utah, on April 13, 1964. The Air Force investigated the report and identified the object as the Echo II satellite.
On April 13, 1964, an individual in Provo, Utah, observed an object in the sky at approximately 2010 hours. The witness, writing on Brigham Young University stationery, requested identification of the object, which they believed to be a satellite. The report was processed under Project 10073. Air Force records, specifically the schedule for the Echo II satellite, confirmed that the satellite was indeed passing over the Provo area at the time of the sighting. On April 24, 1964, Major Maston M. Jacks of the USAF Public Information Division responded to the witness, formally identifying the object as Echo II.
The satellite you observed was Echo II, which passed over your area at the approximate time you quoted.
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Official Assessment
The satellite you observed was Echo II, which passed over your area at the approximate time you quoted.
The object reported by the witness was identified as the Echo II satellite based on orbital schedules.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Maston M. JacksMajor, USAF, Public Information Division, Office of Information