PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP 1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION LOCATION
30 August 65 3 30 August 65 31/0320Z 31/0320Z Lake Nelissa, ilinnesota Lake Melissa, iinnesota
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION CONCLUSION
Civilian Satellite (ECHO II) Satellite (ECHO II)
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One Or
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
5 Minut es Starlike object about as bright as ViNus observed near the
t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION North Star moving in a Northerly direction. Slow movement.
Passed through 5 deg of arc in 5 minutes.
Ground-Visual North Star at 50 deg elevation. Sighting resembles Satellite
7. COURSE observation ECllo II over the area at O9laPM at 67 deg elevatiqn
moving NE.
Nor therly
8. PHOTOS
[1 Yes
XX No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Yes
X No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevloun editions of this form mey be used.

30 tal 65.
December 17, 1965
Mrs Hunt/SAFOICC/7284 Dec 65
Dear Mr
your report of an aerial object which
August 30, 1965.
A check of the satellite schedules indicate that the ob-
ject you observed was probably ECHO II with was passing over
the area at 9:l2 PM at 67 degrees elevation moving northeast
on that date.
Thank you -
Sincerely,
JOHN P. SPAULDING JOHN P. SPAULDING
Lt Colonel, USAF Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Civil Branch Chief, Civil Branch
Community Relations Division Division
office of Information
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, 56501 Detroit Lakes,
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planet Venus has a stellar magnitude of -3.4 and Polaris was at
about 47 degrees elevation at the time of the sighting. A speed
of l degree of arc per minute is probably underestimated since
the position of the object at initial observation and disappear-
ance indicates that the object passed through more than 5 degrees
of arc. The satellite Echo II has a maximum reported stellar
magnitude of -2.0. This satellite was over the area at 9:l2 pm
at 67 degrees elevation moving Northeast. Since the sighting
is characteristic in description of a satellite, and Echo II is characterlstlc in description of a sai Llte,anid ocho ,.
was over was over the area, we believe that this was the object which the area, we believe that this w the object which
bserved. wed.
FOR THE MANDER
ERIC T de JONCKHTERE, ColOnel, USAF 1 Atch
Deputy for Technology and Subsystems and Subsystems LAh LACh
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