Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report: Unidentified Object, 19 November 1964
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A military sighting report from 1964 describes an unidentified object observed by the USCGC Matagorda. The object was officially identified as a satellite, distinct from the known ECHO I and II satellites.
On 19 November 1964, at 1900Z, the USCGC Matagorda reported a sighting of a single unidentified object. The object was observed at coordinates 33.59N 164.04E. The witness described the object as resembling a satellite, moving on a course of 140 degrees at a medium altitude with an elevation of 23 degrees. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with moderate seas, two-foot swells, and a southeast wind at 12 knots. The official conclusion reached by military evaluators was that the object was a satellite, specifically noting that the known satellites ECHO I and II were not in the area at the time, suggesting it was a different visible satellite. The report was transmitted via the Air Force Staff Message Branch to various military commands, including NORAD and CINCPACFLT.
SINGLE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT RESEMBLING A SATELLITE.
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Official Assessment
SATELLITE. ECHO I and II not in area. Possible other visible satellite.
The object was identified as a satellite, noting that known satellites ECHO I and II were not in the area at the time of the sighting.