UFO Sighting, Kelso, Washington, 23 Jul 65

This document consists of a series of records and correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Kelso, Washington, on July 23, 1965. The initial Project 10073 record indicates that a civilian reported observing one object moving from North to South at 0640Z. The report notes that the witness requested specific identification of the object. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) evaluated the sighting and concluded that the object was a satellite. The FTD checked the schedules for the ECHO and PEGASUS satellites and determined that neither was in the area at the time of the observation. However, the FTD explained to the witness that there are more than thirty satellites and satellite components in orbit that are visible to the naked eye, suggesting that the object was one of these. The correspondence includes a letter from Colonel Eric T. de Jonckheere of the FTD to the Headquarters of the USAF SAFOICC, confirming the evaluation. Additionally, the file contains a letter from the witness to the 'Commander, Satellite Div. U.S.A.' at Cape Kennedy, Florida, describing the sighting and requesting identification. The witness stated that they were on their patio in the evening when they spotted the satellite moving from North to South at approximately 10:40 P.M. on July 23, 1965. The witness noted their home was about 50 miles north of Portland, Oregon, in the state of Washington.