Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Associated Incoming Messages — 23 May 1964
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of a fast-moving object in the Pacific on 23 May 1964 was reported via CIRVIS. The object was subsequently identified by the Air Force as the Echo I satellite.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and two associated incoming military messages dated 24 May 1964. The report details a sighting of an unidentified object on 23 May 1964 at 1143Z. The object was observed at 31.30N 175.30W in the Pacific region. The witness reported a single object moving at a very fast speed in a northeasterly direction, with a brightness comparable to a first-magnitude star, observed at an elevation of 50 degrees from an altitude of 7,000 feet. The report was filed as a CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) report. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card is that the object was the Echo I satellite, with the note 'ECHO I CONFIRMED'. The messages were distributed to various military commands, including CINCPAC, CINCNORAD, and the Air Force, and were retransmitted to the CIA.
ECHO I CONFIRMED
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Official Assessment
ECHO I CONFIRMED
The object was identified as the Echo I satellite. The observer's report was evaluated against the satellite schedule.