Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report — 4 December 1964, 64N 10W
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A military report from December 1964 details a sighting of a possible satellite near Iceland. Analysts concluded the object was likely a satellite, though known satellites were not in a position to be visible at the time.
This document consists of a military sighting report and an associated incoming message regarding an unidentified aerial object observed on December 4, 1964. The object was sighted at 0448Z at coordinates 64N 10W, near Iceland. The observation was made by a barrier aircraft at flight level 30. The object was described as moving from South to North. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, FTD, was that the object was a possible satellite. The report notes that there was very little information provided by the observer. Analysts cross-referenced the sighting with the known positions of satellites ECHO I and ECHO II, determining that ECHO I was in the Southern Hemisphere and ECHO II was at 81 degrees North, 90 degrees West, rendering them not visible if the reported time and location of the sighting were accurate. The document is marked as unclassified and includes distribution notes for the DIA and NIN.
Evaluated as a possible Satellite in view of the interpretation of the observer.
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Official Assessment
Possible Satellite in flight from South to North.
The sighting was evaluated as a possible satellite. Comments note that ECHO I was in the Southern Hemisphere and ECHO II was at 81 degrees North, 90 degrees West, and not visible if the reported time and location were correct.