DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8661738
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1963
REPORTED LOCATIONOSECHO Atlantic
FRAMES3

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Transcribed Frames

FRAME 001 / 003tesseract-200dpi
1. DATE
14 June 1963

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION
OS ECHO (Atlantic)

CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probobly Belloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Locel
om ht/ 23012
5. PHOTOS

O Yes
G Ne
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

Not reported
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

Satellite in transit from SW to NR.

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Belleon

Of Ground- Vi sual
0 Air Vi sual

Was Aircroft
Probably Aireroft
Possibly Aircraft

0 Ground-Rodar
o Air-Intercept Rador

Was Astronomicol
Probably Astronomical
Po asibly Astronomical

Other catellite ECHO I

insufficient? Dote for Evaluation
Unk no wn

-_———

litary
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

oos* goa ooa cao

one NE
11. COMMENTS

lst mag. Estimated altitude 75 deg 30 min maxj ECHO I. ECHO crossed equator at
22362 at 74.41W and reached peak of

orbit at 23042. This would place the
Satellite in the area of the sighting.
FRAME 002 / 003tesseract-200dpi
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

_ STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

AF IN: 192 (15 Jun 63) afr s COMING

ACTION: NIN-9
INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, ARMY-2, NAVY-2, CMC-8, JCS-35,.
DIA-25, DIA/CIIC-2, OSD-15, NSA-7, CIA~-11 (125)

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RUCKDT/COMASWFORLANT

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RCEOM/CANCOMARLANT.
RCCSC/CANAIRDEF

INFO RUECJD/COMDT COGARD

P 1425222

FM OS ECHO

TO COMEASTAREA

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2301Z OBSERVED APPARENT SATELLITE TRANSIT SW TO NE. FIRST
MAGNITUDE. EST MAX: HEIGHT 75 DEGREES 30 MINUTES.

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NOTE: Adv cy to NIN, XOPX & DIA.
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