OS ECHO (Atlantic), June 1963June 1963

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Summary

On June 14, 1963, near OS ECHO in the Atlantic, a military observer reported seeing a satellite in transit from southwest to northeast. The object was traveling at first magnitude brightness. The estimated maximum altitude was 75 degrees 30 minutes. The observation type was ground-visual, with one object observed. The Air Force concluded the sighting was a satellite, specifically identifying it as ECHO I. ECHO I crossed the equator at 22362 at 74.41W and reached peak of orbit at 23042, placing the satellite in the area of the sighting.

Reported location

OS ECHO (Atlantic), June 1963

Date of incident

June 1963

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 48

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
14 June 1963

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT: 23012

5. PHOTOS
Yes
[No]

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Not reported

2. LOCATION
OS ECHO (Atlantic)

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[X] Ground-Visual
[ ] Ground-Radar
[ ] Air-Visual
[ ] Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Military

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
NE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Satellite in transit from SW to NE. 1st mag. Estimated altitude 75 deg 30 min max.

12. CONCLUSIONS
[ ] Was Balloon
[ ] Probably Balloon
[ ] Was Aircraft
[X] Was Aircraft
[ ] Probably Aircraft
[ ] Possibly Aircraft
[ ] Was Astronomical
[ ] Probably Astronomical
[ ] Possibly Astronomical
[X] Other: Satellite ECHO I
[ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[ ] Unknown

11. COMMENTS
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.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 51)

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