Project 10073 Record Card and CIRVIS Report — 29 April 1964

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated incoming military staff messages regarding a CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) report filed on April 30, 1964. The report details an aerial sighting that occurred on April 29, 1964, at coordinates 35.28N 176.40W. The witness observed a bright white object, described as being the size of a first-magnitude star, for a duration of four minutes. The object was reported to be at a very high altitude, moving from West to East, and descending from an altitude of 25 degrees to 15 degrees while traversing from bearing 250 to bearing 220. The sighting was reported by the 326 Air Division Kunia Facility. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card states that the sighting possessed all the characteristics of a satellite observation, noting that ECHO satellite schedules were not available for verification. The messages were distributed to various military commands and intelligence agencies, including the CIA, DIA, and NORAD.