Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report: Satellite Observation, 10 March 1965
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AI-Generated Summary
A military sighting report from 10 March 1965 identified a single object as the ECHO II satellite. The object was observed in the Pacific at 43.00N 173.00W.
This document is an incoming military message dated 10 March 1965, regarding a sighting report of an unidentified object. The observation occurred at 1500Z on 10 March 1965 at coordinates 43.00N 173.00W in the Pacific region. The witness reported a single object with a course of 3SE. The report notes that there were no photos taken and no physical evidence recovered. The official conclusion reached by the military authorities is that the object was the ECHO II satellite. This determination was made by comparing the reported sighting with the known position of the ECHO II satellite at the time, which was calculated to be at approximately 50 degrees North, 159 degrees West. The sighting was deemed characteristic of previous confirmed satellite observations, and the object was described as having the brightness magnitude of a first-magnitude star. The document includes distribution information to various military commands, including CINCPACAF, CINCNORAD, and the PACAF Basecom Command Center at Hickam AFB.
Sighting characteristic of previous confirmed satellite observation.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO II). ECHO II at approximately 50 deg N 159 W at reported time of observation. Sighting characteristic of previous confirmed satellite observation.
The observed object was identified as the ECHO II satellite based on its magnitude and trajectory.