PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUStoNS ll Wae AI rcrah Loc:el----------.)Q(,tGtoun..t-Vhuol 0 GroundRader rolta~ly Aircraft 1-0 Was Aatrono~nl eol XXII No ci 0 Pro~oltly Aatronoftllcol 0 Poul~ly Aatronotfticol 7. LINOTH 0' OIS! RYATION L NUMII!R 0' OBJECTS 9. COURU 0 tnsulflciant Date for Evoluotio" 0 Unlcnown 10. aRII' SUMMARY 0' IICHTINO ' 11. COMMI!NTS Apparent satellite in position at estimated called by Dr Hynek. Object disa~t eare altitude of 300 miles. Speed estimated at 15, at about 4o-45 deg past true vertical mph. No change or color during observation. No Time double checked with clock in color or blinking lights no'ted. Witness resca..L ........ kitchen, durati on 20 min :firm. Br ight Engr from BoeLng a/c. Object brighter than Spu -ness 1~ times brightest star. Brilli- nik and much slover. ance f aded but not dull to naked eye Ch k;d with Boeing in Seattle. No a/c i n air looked l ike star. No shape. Brilliant device that could be interpreted as a steadyli&'-'t white, no color, and steady. Absolute Had 2 experiemental a/ c in air, 1-C-45 and 1-F 6. straight flight. Passed through 100 Navy from Whidby experieaenting with a Strobe deg arc in 20 min. No sound. Witness light at high altitude. (over) has not observed ECHO but did see ATIC I'Oitll 329 <&V 21 BaP 52) S.i'ncetJirNaV)': .tlie-areaattlie time and e.xpetiementing vith a high a l t strooe l ~ t is possible :t,:tp. s . was the a/ c observed . rro ntion of a/ c is made -:bY the ; ~ tness as being ,i.Jj;jhe air during the reported s 1gh~':_ng. c9:se consider~ ~ . ~ _possible j a/c sighting. (Satel11te ECHO I not visible during tbe reported time in Seattle});~. ~ -: l nu.itovlav3 1oi :>~a lli~illuattl NfOit ,l,..U DEPARTMENT Of THE AIR FORCf STAff MESSAGE BRANCH UNO 4SSIRD MISSAGI PAGE TWO RUWSKJ 054 HOME AT 2104 SW LINDA COURT FRCft1 l00045T'TO 100105T.- M OBSERVED THE OBJECT THRU 8X BINOCULARS. A RESEARCH ENGINEER FOR BOEINGS AIRCRArT CO. A~D - HAS EXPERIE~C PLOTTING SATELLITES, PARTICULLARLY SPUTNIK AND STATES THIS OBJECT WAS BRIGHTER THAN SPUTNIK BUT WAS MOVING SLOWER THAN SPUTNIK. NOTE: ADV C:ZO TO XOPX, NIN & DIA CZCHQE062ZCECB27~ ACTION: NIN-9 DE RUWSK J 054 FM CCGD THIRTEE~ XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, ARMY-2, NAyY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35, OSD-15, CIA-11, NSA-7, TO RUCSBREVCINCSAC RUWHBHIMCCHORD AFB RU~IGALB/ C I NCN ORAD R UHPD/ C 0r1 ASWF ORPAC RUIJISPGI COM WESTSEAFRON RUEAHQ/CSAF USAF R CCSC/ CAN A I RDEF RC\ M/ CANC()1 ARPAC INFO RUWHBHUPAINE RUWSKC/COMNORSECtJESTSEAFRON C IRVIS REPORT SEATTLE, PHONE EPORTS SIGHTING AN APPARENT SATELLITE IN POSITION 10 DEGREES. W OF N.\POSITION DETERMINED BY C 01PARISON ITH NORTH STAR AND BIG ::-0-:::-::IP=:-::P::-:.ER. OBJECT APROX 300 MILES H I GH, ~10VING SS TO NNE-10 T O 15 DEGREES TO EAST OF NORTH AT riPROX 15000 r1PH. 0 9JC:CT lJAS BRILLI.~NT 1./H!TE, ~TO. CHANGE l N COLOR DURING OBSERVATION, NO COLORED LIGHTS OR BLINKING LIGHTS NOTED. t~AS OBSERVED BY M 'AND 4 OTHER PERSONS FRC21 HIS