Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Budd Lake, New Jersey
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AI-Generated Summary
A citizen reported a UFO sighting in Budd Lake, New Jersey, in May 1964. The Air Force identified the object as the ECHO I satellite.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a follow-up letter from the United States Air Force to a citizen regarding a UFO sighting report. The citizen had written to the President of the United States concerning two observations made over Budd Lake, New Jersey, on May 23 and May 24, 1964. The Air Force, acting on behalf of the Office of the President, investigated the report and concluded that the object observed was the ECHO I satellite. The correspondence includes a detailed list of satellite sightings over Elizabeth, New Jersey, during that period to support the identification. The Air Force provided the citizen with a brochure on Unidentified Flying Objects, which included a summary of the Air Force's investigation program and a bibliography of relevant literature.
The object you saw on both May 23rd and May 24th was ECHO I.
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Official Assessment
ECHO I
The object observed by the citizen on May 23rd and 24th was identified as the ECHO I satellite.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- PresidentRecipient of citizen letter