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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Bay City, Michigan, 25 May 1964

📅 25 May 64 📍 Bay City, Michigan 📄 Record Card
ECHO IProject 10073satelliteBay CityMichiganoptical illusion

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TL;DR

A sighting report from Bay City, Michigan, on May 25, 1964, was investigated and identified as the ECHO I satellite. The investigator concluded the witness's report of a wavering light was an optical illusion and noted a likely error in the reported time of the sighting.

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting reported by a student from Michigan State University (MSU) in Bay City, Michigan, on May 25, 1964. The witness reported observing a light moving from west to east across the sky at approximately 0030 hours. The object was described as having no sound, possessing half the brightness of Jupiter, and exhibiting a wavering motion during its five-minute transit from the zenith to the horizon. Although the witness initially claimed to have a small telescope, follow-up questioning revealed that he did not use it to view the object. The official evaluation concluded that the object was the ECHO I satellite. The investigator noted that ECHO I had passed over Lansing, Michigan, at 2353 on May 24, suggesting a discrepancy in the witness's reported time. The wavering motion described by the witness was dismissed by the investigator as a common optical illusion. The document also includes a list of satellite tracking data for ECHO I over Lansing, Michigan, spanning from May 18 to May 24, 1964.

This is clearly Echo I, the wavering being a practically universal optical illusion.

Official Assessment

ECHO I

The sighting was identified as the ECHO I satellite. The investigator noted a potential error in the reported time, as ECHO I crossed over Lansing, Michigan, at 2353 on 24 May, approximately 35 minutes prior to the reported observation time. The witness's report of a wavering light was attributed to a universal optical illusion.

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