Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Not A Satellite
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A 1970 sighting report from Victoria, B.C., involving a university graduate who observed an unidentified aerial object performing rapid, non-satellite maneuvers. The witness, familiar with satellite identification, explicitly ruled out a satellite as the cause of the sighting.
This document, published in the June 1970 issue of 'Saucers, Space & Science' (No. 59, p. 19), details a sighting reported by Mr. Daryl Brachat, a 22-year-old recent graduate of the University of Victoria with a B.Sc. degree. According to the report, the incident occurred on the night of June 26, 1970, approximately one week prior to the July 3, 1970 publication date. At 11:35 p.m., while lying in bed, Mr. Brachat observed a yellowish-white line of light in the sky, estimated to be three to four miles away and appearing the width of a fingernail at arm's length. The object exhibited unconventional flight characteristics: it darted eastwards, came to a dead stop, retraced its path partially, and then moved rapidly southwards in the direction of Port Angeles, Washington. Mr. Brachat, who noted that he frequently observes satellites and was actively scanning the sky for them at the time, stated that the object was definitely not a satellite. He speculated that the object might have been a disc seen on edge. The report is credited to P.M.H. Edwards of Victoria, B.C.
He knows that what he saw was by no means a satellite.
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Official Assessment
The witness, a university graduate familiar with satellite observation, observed an object that he concluded was not a satellite.
Witnesses
- Daryl BrachatB.Sc.