Project 10073 Record — Nauvoo, Illinois, June 1967

This document contains a sighting report filed under Project 10073 regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Nauvoo, Illinois, on June 23, 1967. The witness, a 13-year-old boy, reported observing a single object for approximately seven minutes. The witness described the object as metallic blue, disc-shaped, and silent. According to the witness, the object hovered and moved in a North-South pattern before vanishing like a dying light. The witness initially reported the sighting to his parents and later submitted a formal questionnaire to the Air Force. Correspondence between the Foreign Technology Division (AFSC) and the witness highlights a discrepancy regarding the date of the sighting, which the witness initially claimed was July 7, but later corrected to June 23, 1967. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was the Echo II satellite. Supporting documentation includes notes indicating the satellite's position at 0402Z, noting it was at 40 degrees latitude and 73 degrees longitude, and that it entered the earth's shadow at approximately 35 degrees latitude.