Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report — Lodi, New Jersey, 14 April 1965
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A 1965 sighting report from Lodi, New Jersey, involving two amateur astronomers who observed an object they initially thought was a satellite. The Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded the object was indeed the ECHO 1 satellite.
On April 14, 1965, at 7:35 PM EST, two amateur astronomers in Lodi, New Jersey, observed an unidentified object in the sky. The witnesses, who identified themselves as brothers, reported the object for approximately 11 minutes. They described the object as an 'optical point' with a magnitude of +0.5, exhibiting no fluctuations in its steady movement. The color was noted as possibly orange or white. The observers tracked the object at an angular velocity of 10 degrees per minute. They utilized a 2.4-inch refractor telescope and a watch with a second hand to assist in their observations. Following the submission of their report to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (A.T.I.C.), the official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the object was the ECHO 1 satellite. The assessment noted that at the time of the sighting, ECHO 1 was positioned over New Jersey, heading northeast at an 87-degree elevation, which aligned with the observers' report.
Tonight, My brother and I were both amateur astronomers saw something in the sky. I first thought it was a satellite, but it was too bright and too late for it to be one.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO 1)
The object was identified as the ECHO 1 satellite, which was over New Jersey at the time of the observation.