PROJECT BLUE BOOK

- PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
25 June 1963 Mount Vernon, New York 0 Was Balloon
000 Probably yBalloon
DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3.
Local1000PM Ground-Vi sual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
E Probably Aircraft
GMT. 26/045-0100Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
5 minutes 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
one NE Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object believed to be ECHo in orbit in Duration and description consistant with
flight to NE across the big dipper. Thought analysis as high flying a/c. ECHO in
to move too rapidly for a/c. In sight for Souther Hempisphere at time. If witness
5 minutes. on Daylight Saving Time ECHO was over
the Pacific Ocean, Not visible in New
York.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
MEMORANDUM
August 12, 1963
Dear Mr. :
Your letter to the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration has been
forwarded to this office. The
Air Force has determined that
Echo was moving southeast at
the time of the sighting. The
object observed, then, was not
Echo but could have been an
aircraft.
Sincerely,
MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAF
Public Information
Office of Information of Information

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION #
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
TDEW 1 August 1963
Request UFO Informati
Hq I USAF SAF-OI 3b Mrs, Wells)
Wash 25 DC
1. Reference the attached correspondence from
and requesting informati on unidentified
flying objects. This correspondence is forwarded to your
office for whatever you deem necessary.
2. Anent letter, if the of the sighting
was Daylig Saving Time, the object was if not, there
is insuffi for evaluation.
3. Anent Mre inquiry, Echo was moving southeast
at the time of the sighting. The object observed, then, was
not Echo but could have been an aircraft.
FOR TH ANDER
ERIC T. de JONCKHEERE 2 Atch
Colonel, USAP 1. Ltr fm
Deputy Techn olo Subsystems postmarked 2 Jul 63
2. Postcard fm
postmarked
27 Jun 63.
National Aeronautics and Administration
a southwest to northeast direction across the Big
approximate
We believe it was an eabth satellite circling
the globe. Perhaps it the ballon satellite ECHo.
The object moy ily at that distance to be
any type aircrart.
Would ive us some answers to the
"mystery Sincerely

SMITRSON ZAN ASTRORETSICAL GBOERYATONT, CHBRIBE, IABLACHOSITE
Juwm 19, 1963
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