Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UAP Sighting Report — Miamisburg, Dayton, Ohio, July 1965
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in Miamisburg, Ohio, reported a bright, star-like object moving across the sky on July 15, 1965. The U.S. Air Force Foreign Technology Division evaluated the report and concluded the object was the ECHO I satellite.
This document is a U.S. Air Force sighting report concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on July 15, 1965, in Miamisburg, Dayton, Ohio. The witness, a civilian, reported observing a single object that appeared as a white light moving in a straight pattern from the southwest to the southeast. The observation lasted between 10 and 30 minutes. The witness described the object as looking like a bright star, and noted that it disappeared as if a light were going out. The report includes a detailed questionnaire completed by the witness, who indicated they had previous experience as a Ground Observer for the Air Force. The official conclusion reached by the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) was that the object was the ECHO I satellite, which was at 55 degrees elevation at the time of the observation.
Observed by three different people about the same time and was described as a white light moving in a straight pattern from SW to SE, at 45 deg elevation. Disappeared as a light going out.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO I)
The object was identified as the ECHO I satellite, which was at 55 degrees elevation at the time of observation.