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U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet — 17 January 1965 Sighting

📅 17 January 65 📍 Dorset, France 🏛 U.S. Air Force 📄 sighting_report
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A civilian reported a star-like, circular object in France on January 17, 1965. The U.S. Air Force concluded the sighting was consistent with satellite observations.

This document is a U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet regarding a sighting reported on January 17, 1965, in Dorset, France. The witness, a civilian, reported observing a star-like, circular, metallic object for one minute and twenty seconds. The object was described as having a blue and red color and an estimated circumference of 37 feet. The witness noted that the object was moving toward the southeast before disappearing behind buildings. The official conclusion provided in the report states that the description and flight path were consistent with satellite observations. Specifically, the report notes that ECHO II was over the Southern Hemisphere at the time, and ECHO I was positioned at 45 degrees North, 90 degrees West, making it unlikely to be the object observed. The report concludes that the sighting was likely a satellite, though it notes the object would not be visible to the naked eye under the specific conditions mentioned.

Object like a star. Observed directly overhead in flight to SE. Disappearance blocked from view by buildings. Light metal, circular. Estimated at 37' circumference. Blue and red color.

Official Assessment

Description of object and flight are consistant with reported Satellite observations. ECHO II was over the Southern Hemisphere. ECHO I was at 45 deg North, 90 deg West at the reported time of the observation and would not be visible to an observation of one of the other Satellites visible to the naked eye.

The object was identified as a satellite.

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