Project 10073 Record: Sighting at Goodfellow AFB, Texas, 15 June 1966

This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting reported at Goodfellow AFB, Texas, on 15 June 1966. Two witnesses, A/1C Roger F. Harris and A/1C James D. Smith, both radio intercept analysts, observed an object moving across the sky for approximately 3 to 4 minutes. The object was described as white to bluish-white and appeared to be about twice the size of an aircraft sighted beneath it. The object moved from the west in a southerly direction, faded, and then reappeared in less than one minute. It then seemingly climbed in altitude and moved in a westerly direction before fading out of sight again. The weather conditions were reported as clear with unlimited visibility and no cloud cover. Official conclusions categorized the object as a probable satellite (ECHO II) and a possible aircraft. Follow-up inquiries regarding radar contact confirmed that Goodfellow AFB lacked radar capability, and other regional radar facilities were either limited in range or non-operational due to weather at the time of the sighting.