Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Lynchburg, Virginia, 11 June 1966
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A civilian in Lynchburg, Virginia, reported a bright, star-like object on June 11, 1966. The Air Force investigation concluded the object was the Echo II satellite.
On June 11, 1966, at approximately 0130Z, a civilian witness in Lynchburg, Virginia, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness reported seeing a single, bright white, round, star-shaped object for a duration of six minutes. The object was described as having no visible exhaust and making no sound. The witness noted that the object's brightness was comparable to Polaris, the North Star. The witness tracked the object's movement toward the southeast, noting that it moved behind a tree and in front of a star in the western sky. The witness estimated the angular size of the object by stating that a match head held at arm's length would have covered it. The sighting occurred under clear, dry night sky conditions. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force investigation was that the object was the Echo II satellite, which was positioned to the east and traveling in a south-southeasterly direction at approximately 0135Z, making it visible from the witness's location.
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Official Assessment
Echo II was to the east traveling SSE at about 0135Z, making it possible to see from the area of the sighting.
The object observed by the witness was identified as the Echo II satellite.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian