Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Colorado Springs, Colorado, 6 September 1965
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A civilian sighting of a bright white object in Colorado Springs on September 6, 1965, was officially identified by NORAD as the ECHO II satellite. The report includes detailed meteorological conditions and confirms the satellite's trajectory matched the witness's observation.
This document is a formal Department of the Air Force staff message regarding a UFO sighting report filed by a civilian, Kenneth D. Myer, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on September 6, 1965. The witness reported observing a large, bright white object moving from the South to the North over a duration of 3 to 4 minutes. The object was observed at an elevation ranging from 20 degrees in the South to 30-49 degrees in the North. The report includes detailed meteorological data for the time of the sighting, noting clear skies and distant lightning in the east. Following an investigation by personnel at Peterson Field, including Major F.D. Leonard Jr. and Captain Donald D. Dehoff, the object was officially identified as the ECHO II satellite. This conclusion was supported by NORAD, which confirmed that the satellite passed over the Colorado Springs area between 0255 and 0302Z. The report also notes that a DC-3 aircraft departed Peterson Field at 0300Z heading north, though the primary conclusion remained that the sighting was the ECHO II satellite.
Object described as a large star, bright white in flight from 20 degrees elevation in the South to 30-49 deg elevation in the North. Duration 3-4 minutes.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO II)
NORAD evaluated the object as the ECHO II satellite, which passed over the area between 0255 and 0302Z. The description provided by the witness was in accord with the satellite evaluation.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- F.D. Leonard Jr.Major, Airdrome Officer
- Donald D. DehoffCaptain, Asst Base Operations Officer