PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9073518

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONPiedmont Alabama

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1. bATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION ^
4 May 1965 05/00502 Piedmont, Ala bama
3.SOURCE 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Mowobonet Howchbcoet Civilian Civilian Satellite (ECHO I)
NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Echo I was over Alabara at 802 Pii moving Echo I was over Alabara at 802 Pl moving to the SE. Sighting the SE. Sighting
One One descriptive of a Satellite.observation. descriptive of a Satellite.observation.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY ANO ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 Minutes 10 Minutes Starlike object observed on Western sky Starlike object observed on Western sky rising overhead.
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Observed throughK TX Observed th rough and Field glasses. la9see Round and shiny. Round and inu
Satellite considered as possible.
Ground-Visual (BX)
7. COURSE
Confused
. PHOTOS
Yes
No
9. PHYSICAL VIDENCE
Yes
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FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of be used,
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I HEADQUARTERS HMMMMC
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION *
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
* UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WAIGHT-F FORCE BASE, OHIO
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW
SUBJECT: UFO Sight: ting, Piedmont, Alabama, 4 May 65
28 MAY 1965
TO: Hq USAF SAFOI-CC (Mrs Hunt)
Washington, D C 20330
We have received a letter from , Rt 3,
Piedmont, Alabama, requesting identification of an object which
she observed on' the night The letter stated that
the object rose from the north-western sky to a point directly
overhead and overdead and proceeded to settle in the west. This object proceeded to settle in the wei ThlB Object re- re-
sembled a satellite. If her letter was error regarding the
disappearance and disappearance and the object actually disappeared to the object actually disappeared to the southeast, the southeast,
then in all probability the object was ECHo I. then in all probability the object was ECH This satellite
was over Alabama at O8:O2 pm, at a high elevation angle. was over Alabama at O8:O2 pm, at a high elevation angle. If Miss If Miss
Chambers does not feel that the object was EcHo I, she should fill
out an FTD Form 164 and return it to your office. out an FTD Form l64 and return it to your office.
FOR THE COMMANDER FOR THE COMMANDER
bkee
ERIC T de JONCKHEERE
Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Technology
and Subsystems
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YOU · THE NUCLEUS OF SECURITY!

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