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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 10 July 44 11/04/35  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Mankato, Minamochi  |
|  3. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 Minutes  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | North  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION. Passage did not conform to 2000 I or II schedules. Possible a high firing a/c or one of the lesser Satellites. Insufficient data for evaluation.  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Object appearing li…

July 14, 1964

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
400 Maryland Avenue S. W.
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sirs:

I am a student at Mankato State College in Mankato, Minnesota, and I am studying a course in astronomy. I am writing this letter to your office to obtain information on an object that I observed on the night of Saturday, July 10, at approximately 11:27 to 11:35 P.M., C.D.T. (Central Daylight Time). This object appeared like a satellite and passed through the following constellations, passing from south to north. The constellations that this object passed through were: first, pa…

HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
SHIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW

SUBJECT: UFO Sighting, 10 Jul 64, Mankato, Minnesota

27 JUL 1964

1st Hq USAF SAFOI PS (Mrs Gaiser)
Wash D C

Reference the attached letter from [redacted] requesting information on an unidentified flying object observed on 10 Jul 64. The following is a suggested reply.

Your letter to NASA has been forwarded to the Air Force for reply. The satellite like object observed on 10 Jul 64 at approximately 1135 pm was not Echo I nor Echo II, the t…

ECTO II

ECTO I

IN HOLY. IS SOUTH OF LILY, AS GEORGE, ABOVE HORIZON PAV.

[handwritten note: "10/20/64"]

August 14, 1964

Dear Mr. [redacted].

This is in response to your letter of July 14, 1964, addressed to NASA, which has been forwarded to this Headquarters for reply.

The satellite-like object you observed on July 10, 1964 at 11:35 p.m. was neither Echo I nor Echo II. It is possible that your observation was one of the other satellites of lower magnitude than first or second. It is also possible that the object was an extremely high-flying aircraft.

We regret that we cannot offer a more concrete explanation.

Sincerely,

MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAF
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