Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report 19 October 1966
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1966 naval sighting of a round, white object in the Pacific Ocean was initially reported as a potential UFO. Project 10073 later identified the object as the ECHO II satellite.
On October 19, 1966, at approximately 0200Z, three witnesses aboard the USS HIGBEE in the Pacific Ocean observed an unidentified object for a duration of nine minutes. The object was described as round, white, and approximately the size of a pea. It was observed moving at a constant altitude, traveling from south to north toward the NNE. The weather conditions were reported as CAVU (Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited) with a sea state of 1 and light winds. The sighting was reported via a naval message to Norton AFB. While the initial observer on the ship considered the possibility of an unidentified flying object due to the object's trajectory, the official conclusion reached by Project 10073 identified the object as the ECHO II satellite.
INITIAL EVALUATION WAS POSS IBLE SATELLITE, HOWEVER FROM THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND OBJECTS FLAT TRAJECTORYY, THE OBSERVER DEDUCED POSSIBLLE UFO.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO II)
The object was identified as the ECHO II satellite. While the initial evaluation by the observer suggested a possible UFO due to the trajectory, the final conclusion attributed the sighting to the satellite.
Key Persons
- OODOfficer of the Deck
- CIC WATCH SUPERVISORWatch Supervisor
- BMOWBoatswain's Mate of the Watch