Project 10073 Record Card and Incoming Message — Sighting near Yahatz, Oregon, 21 July 1964

This document contains a formal report of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UFOB) sighting that occurred on 21 July 1964 near Yahatz, Oregon. The witness, Charles E. Peterson, a retired Air Force Technical Sergeant and former Intelligence Operations Specialist, reported observing a bright, bluish-white, star-shaped object while lying on his back at the San Marine Motel. According to the report, the object rose across the face of the moon, turned half-left, and proceeded in a northerly direction along the coast. The witness noted that the object paused for a split second before continuing in a straight line, eventually passing through the first and second stars of the handle of the Big Dipper. The sighting lasted approximately 20 minutes. The report highlights the witness's background in intelligence and his previous experience with formal UFOB reporting while stationed at Great Falls, Montana, in 1953, suggesting he was an intelligent and reliable observer. The incident was processed through the Department of the Air Force's staff message branch and evaluated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The final conclusion provided in the record card is that the object was the satellite ECHO II, which was moving northeast over Oregon at 1143 PST.