Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Erlanger, Kentucky, March 26, 1966
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in Erlanger, Kentucky, reported a bright white moving object on March 26, 1966. The Air Force concluded the object was a satellite.
On March 26, 1966, a civilian observer in Erlanger, Kentucky, reported sighting an unidentified object in the sky. The observer first noticed the object at approximately 8:40 p.m. while it was positioned in the center of the sky, slightly to the northwest. Using binoculars, the observer described the object as appearing like a regular star, only closer, and noted that it was bright white in color. The object moved in a northerly direction and took approximately five minutes to cross the sky before leaving the observer's view. The observer subsequently wrote to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to inquire whether the object was a satellite or a star. The official Project 10073 record concluded that the object was a satellite, noting that while it was not one of the specific satellites mentioned by the observer (Echo I, II or Pegasus I, II, III), there were over 30 satellites visible to the naked eye at that time.
Object looked like a regular star except that it was closer and moved.
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Official Assessment
SATELLITE. Not ECHO I, II or PEGUSUS I, II, III but there are over 30 Satellites that are visable to the naked eye.
The object was identified as a satellite, as it appeared as a bright white light moving across the sky, similar to a star but closer.