Declassified UFO / UAP Document
CIRVIS Report - Sighting of Satellite (Echo I)
AI-Generated Summary
A CIRVIS report from July 15, 1964, details the sighting of an object identified as the Echo I satellite. The report was processed by the Air Force and forwarded to the CIA.
This document is an incoming message to the Department of the Air Force regarding a CIRVIS report of an aerial sighting on July 15, 1964. The report describes a single object observed at 43 degrees North, 171-30 West, between 151028Z and 151035Z. The object was described as having the brightness of a first-magnitude star. It was first sighted at a bearing of 280 degrees and an altitude of 70 degrees, and it subsequently disappeared over the horizon at a bearing of 000 degrees. The official conclusion reached in the report is that the object was the Echo I satellite. The message was readdressed to the CIA for further review.
Satellite (Echo I)
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Official Assessment
Satellite (Echo I)
The object was identified as a satellite, specifically Echo I, based on its brightness and flight characteristics.