Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence — Indianapolis, Indiana, May 1964
AI-Generated Summary
This document contains Project 10073 records of UFO sightings in Indiana in May 1964. The USAF concluded that the reported objects were the ECHO I satellite.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and several teletype reports documenting a series of UFO sightings in Indiana during May 1964. The primary sighting, recorded on 19 May 1964 in Indianapolis, involved a round white light observed in the vicinity of the Big Dipper for approximately 15 minutes. The object was reported to have moved from 80 degrees elevation in the North to 60 degrees elevation in the East before gradually disappearing. The official conclusion for this and several other reported sightings in the region was that the observations coincided with the passage of the ECHO I satellite. The documentation includes reports from various witnesses, including a state policeman and a deputy sheriff, whose observations were investigated by Lt. Carroll L. Morgenson of the USAF. The teletype logs provide a detailed list of sightings across multiple locations, including Indianapolis, Huntington, Jefferson City, and Joplin, all of which were correlated with the orbital schedule of the ECHO I satellite.
Observation coincides with passage of ECHO I.
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Official Assessment
Observation coincides with passage of ECHO I.
The reported sightings of a round white light in the vicinity of the Big Dipper were attributed to the passage of the ECHO I satellite.
Witnesses
- James BradleyState PolicemanPendleton State Police Post
- Joe JohnDeputy SheriffHoward County Sheriff Dept
- Lovell CalhounLt
Key Persons
- Carroll L. MorgensonUSAF Lieutenant, investigator