Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 0073 Record Card — Kansas City, Kansas, 9 June 1964
AI-Generated Summary
A 1964 UFO sighting in Kansas City was investigated by Project Blue Book. The object was identified as a possible satellite, likely due to a discrepancy in the timing of the ECHO I satellite's passage.
This document is a Project Blue Book record card and associated intelligence report regarding a UFO sighting in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 9, 1964. The witness, a 65-year-old housewife, reported observing a single object that appeared to be the size of a star and was white in color. The object was seen moving in a straight flight path from the Northwest to the Southwest for approximately seven minutes before disappearing behind a house. The witness believed the object was at a very high altitude. The investigating officer, Captain Edwin L. Wigel, noted that the witness's reliability was poor and that the information provided was limited. The official evaluation concluded that the sighting likely resembled the passage of a satellite, specifically noting that the ECHO I satellite was off by 30 minutes from the reported time. The case was ultimately categorized as a possible satellite observation, despite inconsistencies in the report and a lack of sufficient data for a definitive evaluation. The document includes a routing slip mentioning several individuals and a list of satellite observation data for ECHO I and ECHO II.
Sighting resembles passage of Satellite and case evaluated as a possible satellite observation in spite of limited data and inconsistancies in report.
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Official Assessment
ECHO I off by 30 minutes. Sighting resembles passage of Satellite and case evaluated as a possible satellite observation in spite of limited data and inconsistancies in report.
The object was identified as a possible satellite observation, specifically noting an inconsistency with the ECHO I satellite's expected position.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Housewife
Key Persons
- Col WalkerMentioned on routing slip
- Miss ManningMentioned on routing slip
- Mrs BogdanMentioned on routing slip