Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Harrison, New York, 19 August 1965
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A civilian reported a sighting of an object in Harrison, New York, on August 19, 1965. The Air Force investigated the report and concluded the object was the ECHO II satellite.
This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a civilian sighting of an unidentified flying object on August 19, 1965, in Harrison, New York. The observer reported standing at coordinates 71.12W 44.38N at 2100 EST, looking East. The observer described the object as moving from South to North at approximately 65 degrees above the horizon. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was the ECHO II satellite. The file includes a letter from the Department of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary, dated September 7, 1965, signed by Sara Hunt of the Community Relations Division, which provided the observer with FTD Form 164 for reporting observations of unidentified flying objects to the Air Force for evaluation.
ECHO II was over the area at the time of the observation at 64 deg above the horizon moving NE.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO II)
The object observed was identified as the ECHO II satellite.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- Sara HuntCommunity Relations Division, Office of Information