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COLOR: Three triangular lights, each about 1/1 0th the size of the total sphere, were yellowish; they were reflected off the sphere, giving it a dull orange color. TACTICS: Flew a pursuit curve on the Echo Satellite, which the family had stayed up late to observe; the UFO turned slowly in a large radius and disappeared about 5° north of Echo, three minutes before the satellite went out of view. COMMENT: No appendages, contrail or exhaust trail were noted on the object. Course of the UFO was smooth, with no power spurts or hoverings. The lighted triangular windows, if they were windows, created an aura on their side of the UFO. The observers were on the front lawn of their NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One. OBSERVER RELIABILITY: Indeterminable, although engineer's was probably good. SHAPE: Sphere with three triangular-shaped lights (windows?); appearance overall was similar to that of aJ apanese lantern. DIMENSIONS: About the size of a golf ball held at arm's length. SOUND: None. ALTITUDE: Not given. SPEED: Not estimated, but very fast. home when they made the sighting.