Project 10073 Record — Courcelles, Belgium, 13 August 1965

This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a sighting that occurred on 13 August 1965 in Courcelles, Belgium. The witness, a student born in 1925, observed a single object while looking out of a bedroom window facing west. The object was described as appearing like a star of the 2nd magnitude, moving in a rectilinear path from South to North at an elevation of 55 degrees. The duration of the observation was approximately two minutes. The official conclusion of the report is that the object was a satellite, noting that its flight characteristics were consistent with the Echo II satellite. The report mentions that more than 30 satellites are visible to the naked eye and that no specific identification was attempted beyond this general classification. The document also includes a personal, non-official note from the witness, who claims that three hours prior to the sighting, they had prayed to see a flying saucer. The witness describes being 'brutally thrown' from sleep by an unknown force and experiencing visions regarding the future disappearance of a Presidential couple, which they attribute to the same phenomenon.