Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFO Observation Report — Las Vegas, Nevada, June 1967
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A June 1967 UFO sighting in Las Vegas was officially identified by the U.S. Air Force as the Echo I satellite, despite discrepancies in the timing of the satellite's orbital position.
This document contains a series of reports and correspondence regarding a UFO sighting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 22, 1967. Two witnesses, a housewife and a musician/cab driver, reported observing a small, round, white, star-like object moving from west to east across the sky for approximately ten minutes. The witnesses noted that the object grew dimmer before fading from sight and that there was no sound associated with it. The reporting officer, 2Lt Peter E. Thatcher, noted that the witnesses were considered reliable. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force, specifically the Foreign Technology Division, was that the object was the Echo I satellite. However, the document also notes that the known orbital position of the satellite did not perfectly align with the reported sighting times. The file includes a technical information questionnaire completed by one of the witnesses, as well as internal military communications regarding the report.
Object was like a small round white star. Object traveled straight across sky. Object grew dimmer, then faded out of sight.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO I)
The object observed was identified as the Echo I satellite, which was over 101W at approximately 0434Z, traveling toward the NE.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Housewife
- [illegible]Musician and cab driver
Key Persons
- Peter E. ThatcherReporting Officer