Declassified UFO / UAP Document
CIRVIS Report - 18 November 1964
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A 1964 military CIRVIS report details a sighting of a bright object in the Pacific, which was subsequently identified by authorities as the ECHO I satellite.
On November 18, 1964, at 0815Z, a military source reported a sighting of an unidentified object in the Pacific region at coordinates 43.07N 172.10W. The object was described as having the brightness of a first-magnitude star and was observed for approximately 10 minutes. The initial observation occurred at 40 degrees elevation and 240 degrees azimuth, with the object fading at 70 degrees elevation and 140 degrees azimuth. The report explicitly noted that the object had no tail. Following an analysis of the sighting, military authorities concluded that the object was a satellite, specifically identifying ECHO I as the likely cause of the observation, despite initial confusion regarding ECHO II. The report was processed as a CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) report, designated as Navy 43201, and distributed to various military commands including CINCNORAD and the PACAF Basecom Command Center at Hickam AFB.
UFO Brightness of 1st mag star. Initial observation at 40 deg elevation fading at 70 deg elevation. Possible Satellite. No tail.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO II). Satellite ECHO I at 25 deg Norht 171 deg West at reported time of observation. Satellite heading SE. Report says possible Satellite believed to be heading 090 deg East. ECHO I in area and likely cause of observation.
The object was identified as a satellite, likely ECHO I, based on its brightness, trajectory, and presence in the area at the time of the observation.