Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record and Extract from Duty Officers Report
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A sighting of a bright, star-like object moving South to North over Laredo AFB on July 23, 1964, was officially identified by NORAD as the ECHO II satellite.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record and an accompanying memorandum from the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, dated July 28, 1964. The report details a UFO sighting that occurred on July 23, 1964, at 0248Z. A woman, identified as Mrs. [illegible], contacted Laredo AFB to report an object moving from South to North at a high rate of speed. She described the object as being similar to a star, but larger and very bright. Two air policemen, A/3C Patterson and A/1C Creach, also observed the object but could not provide an estimate of its speed. The report notes that at 0027 hours, MSgt Burgess at the ATC command post passed the report to the Duty Officer. Subsequently, at 0031 hours, Major Cottrell of the USAF reported that NORAD had identified the object as the ECHO II satellite. The memorandum concludes with a request for a forecast of satellite movements in the Dayton area to assist the Duty Officer in future identifications.
0031 hours, Maj Cottrell called and said that NORAD stated the object was the ECHO II satellite.
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Official Assessment
NORAD stated the object was the ECHO II satellite.
The object observed by witnesses at Laredo AFB was identified by NORAD as the ECHO II satellite.
Witnesses
- Mr. [illegible]
- Mrs. [illegible]
- PattersonA/3CAir Force
- CreachA/1CAir Force