Project 10073 Record — Minot, North Dakota, 8 August 1965

This document is a Project 10073 record and an associated incoming Air Force message regarding a UFO sighting reported on 8 August 1965 near Minot, North Dakota. An Airman First Class from the 862nd Medical Group observed a single, round, white object that appeared to zig-zag across the sky from south to north for approximately 20 minutes. The witness, who was located in a parking lot behind the airmen's barracks at John Moses Hospital, used binoculars to view the object, noting that it appeared white, possibly with a blue tint, and potentially having five sides. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was the ECHO II satellite. The report notes that the witness's description of the object's movement is consistent with typical descriptions of satellite flight, and it suggests that the reported duration of the observation was likely an overestimation. Weather conditions at the time included varying amounts of cloud cover, with a ceiling reported at 0100Z. The report was processed by various Air Force commands, including the Air Defense Command and the Air Force Systems Command, and an advance copy was delivered to the Defense Intelligence Agency.