Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFO Sighting, Piedmont, Alabama, 4 May 65
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in Piedmont, Alabama, reported a UFO sighting on May 4, 1965. The Air Force Foreign Technology Division identified the object as the ECHO I satellite.
This document collection details a UFO sighting report from Piedmont, Alabama, on the night of May 4, 1965. A civilian witness, who was participating in an astronomy class, observed a starlike, round, and shiny object rising from the northwestern sky, moving overhead, and settling in the west. The observation lasted approximately 10 minutes and was viewed through field glasses. The witness contacted the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, which directed the inquiry to the Air Force. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) of the Air Force Systems Command investigated the report and concluded that the object was the ECHO I satellite, which was visible over Alabama at 08:02 PM on that date at a high elevation angle. The FTD provided the witness with an FTD Form 164 to complete if she believed the identification was incorrect. The file includes the original correspondence, the FTD's response, and internal notes regarding satellite tracking data for the date in question.
Starlike object observed on Western sky rising overhead. Observed through TX and Field glasses. Round and shiny. Satellite considered as possible.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO I)
The object observed was identified as the ECHO I satellite, which was over Alabama at 08:02 PM on 4 May 1965.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Mrs. HuntSAFOI-CC
- Bart F. Slattery Jr.Chief of Public Affairs at the Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville