Project 10073 Record — Sighting Incident 23 October 1964

This document consists of a Project 10073 record and an associated incoming military message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on October 23, 1964. The report details a sighting of a single, round, star-like object observed for a duration of nine minutes. The object was initially sighted at a 40-degree elevation and maintained that elevation while fading. The observation occurred at 0611Z, with the object appearing at a true bearing of 160 degrees and eventually disappearing while in flight toward the northeast. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force for this incident is that the object was a satellite, noting that the description provided by the witness was consistent with other confirmed satellite observations. The document includes administrative routing information, indicating that the report was processed through various military commands, including CINCPAC and CINCNORAD, and that an advanced copy was delivered to XOPX, the DIA, and the NIN, with a retransmission to the CIA. The report notes that some location data was garbled during transmission.