Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report — Pacific, 10 May 1965
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A military sighting report from 10 May 1965 describes an unidentified object in the Pacific. The object was officially identified as the ECHO II satellite.
On 10 May 1965, at 0535Z, a military source reported a sighting of an unidentified object in the Pacific region at coordinates 30N 140W. The report, filed on an FTD form, indicated a single object observed via ground-visual means. The object was noted to be at a 50-degree elevation and traveling on a course of 150 degrees. The subsequent analysis by the Department of the Air Force concluded that the object was the ECHO II satellite. The conclusion was based on the fact that at 0527Z, the ECHO II satellite was positioned at 30 degrees North, 122 degrees West, which aligned with the observer's reported position and the object's Southeast heading. The message was transmitted via the USCGC PONTCHARTRAIN and distributed to various military commands, including CINC NORAAD and the Chief of Staff of the USAF, with a note that it was re-addressed to the CIA.
Object at 50 deg elevation on course of 150 deg. Possible Satellite.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO II). At 0527Z ECHO II was at 30 deg North 122 deg West near the reported position of the observer. ECHO II was heading Southeast at the time and in position of the reported object.
The object observed at 50 degrees elevation on a course of 150 degrees was identified as the ECHO II satellite.