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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS.  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  25 June 1963 | Mount Vernon, New York | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1000PM GMT. 26/045-0100Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☑ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE NE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTIN…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

MEMORANDUM

August 12, 1963

Dear Mr. [redacted]:

Your letter to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been forwarded to this office. The Air Force has determined that Echo was moving southeast at the time of the sighting. The object observed, then, was not Echo but could have been an aircraft.

Sincerely,

MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAF
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HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

TDEW 1 August 1963

Request for UFO Information ( ) & ( )

Hq USAF SAF-OI 3b (Mrs. Wells)
Wash 25 DC

1. Reference the attached correspondence from ( ) and Requesting information on unidentified flying objects. This correspondence is forwarded to your office for whatever action you deem necessary.

2. Anent " letter, if the time of the sighting was Daylight Saving Time, the object was Echo; if not, there is insufficient data for evaluation.

3. Anent Mr. ( ) inq…

BRITISH LABORATORIES, CHARTERREY, GREENSBORO, CHARLOTTES

JUNE 19, 1963

SATELLITE 1963 DATA 1, SCHEDULE 1

These predictions are based on orbital elements revised on June 17, 1963

T. = June 19.0, times are in days, S.T.

Segment of perigee = 723°004 + 3°0018 (1-9°)

Right connection of ascending node = 130°003 - 3°0002 (1-9°)

Specification = 67°0009

Geometrically = 0.040678 + 2.079 x 10⁻⁶ (1-9°)

Read value ratio = 7.061343 respectively

Mean accuracy (Dev.) = 0.33111 + 12.200001 (1-9°) + 1.227 - 10⁻⁶ (1-9°)

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