Declassified UFO / UAP Document
CIRVIS Report: Sighting of Satellite (ECHO II), 6 November 1964
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A military CIRVIS report from November 1964 documents the sighting of a round, white object at 41.10N 174.40W. The object was officially identified as the ECHO II satellite.
This document is a declassified Department of the Air Force staff message dated November 7, 1964, regarding a CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) report. The report details an aerial observation made on November 6, 1964, between 0635Z and 0645Z at coordinates 41.10N 174.40W. The witness reported a single, round, white object with the brightness of a first-magnitude star and no tail. The object was observed for ten minutes, during which it traveled from 20 degrees elevation to 90 degrees elevation in a southeasterly direction. The official conclusion reached by the military authorities was that the object was the ECHO II satellite. The message was distributed to various military commands, including NORAD, CINCPAC, and the Department of the Navy, with an advance copy delivered to the CIA.
White solid light of brightness of 1st mag star. Round, no tail.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO II)
The object observed was identified as the ECHO II satellite based on its flight path and position at the time of observation.