Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report — Lisburne Radar Site #2, Alaska, 21 January 1965
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A 20-minute sighting of a round, white object in Alaska on 21 January 1965 was officially identified as the ECHO II satellite by Air Force personnel.
On 21 January 1965, at 1820Z, personnel at the Lisburne Radar Site #2 in Alaska observed an unidentified aerial object. The sighting involved three to four witnesses who watched a single, round, white object without a tail or trail move in a straight and level flight path from the northwest horizon to the southeast horizon. The observation lasted approximately 20 minutes. The object was not detected by radar. Following an inquiry, Major Broll of the Air Force Command post confirmed on 24 January that the sighting coincided with the passage of the ECHO II satellite, which was visible from the Cape Lisburne area at that time. The report concludes that the object was indeed the ECHO II satellite.
One object, round white no tail or trail, not picked up on radar. Observed in flight from NW horizon to SE horizon.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO II)
The object was identified as the ECHO II satellite. It was observed in the area and visible to observers at Cape Lisburne.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Major BrollInformed the AF Command post regarding the object