Project 10073 Record — Blytheville AFB, Arkansas, 8 November 1967

On November 8, 1967, TSgt Charles F. Brite, a control tower operator at Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas, reported observing an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The object was described as a very bright, white, star-like light that moved rapidly from south to north. TSgt Brite, along with A1C William L. Franklin, observed the object on two separate occasions that evening. The witnesses noted that the object appeared to be solid but fuzzy, and they believed it was reflecting light. The sighting lasted approximately seven minutes. The observers reported that the object would reappear in a westerly direction every 90 to 110 minutes. Following the report, the Air Force's Foreign Technology Division (FTD) initiated an investigation under Project 10073. The FTD concluded that the object was a 'Very Probable Satellite (ECHO II).' This conclusion was based on the object's trajectory, which matched the known path of the ECHO II satellite at the time of the sightings. The report includes detailed questionnaires completed by the witnesses, as well as official correspondence from the FTD requesting further information to ensure a scientific investigation. The witnesses were deemed reliable, and the consensus among the reporting officials was that the phenomenon was a passing satellite.