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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 4 September 65 05/0130Z  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Ozone Park, New Jersey/TOKE  |
|  3. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | SATELLITE  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  ECHO II over area at 728 PM EST in flight to NE |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Not Reported  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | NE  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS | Object resembling star in flight to NE. Object similar to that reported of satellite. If time wa
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Mrs. Hunt/man/SAFOICC/72842/27 Sep 65

SEP 28 1965

Dear Mr. [redacted],

This is in reply to your request for information on your aerial observation of 4 September 1965.

The description, duration, and direction of flight are characteristic of satellites. On 4 September, Echo II was traveling northeast of New York at 7:28 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. If the time of your observation was Eastern Daylight Time, the object you observed was Echo II. If the time was not Eastern Daylight Time, then you probably observed one of the other 30 satellites or satellite components which are visible to the n
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HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW

SUBJECT: UFO Sighting, Ozone Park, New York, 4 Sep 65

SEP 24 1965

TO: Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt)
Wash D C 20330

Reference the attached letter from [redacted] requesting information on his observation of 4 Sep 65. The description, duration and direction of flight are in accord with a satellite observation. Echo II was traveling northeast at 728pm EST over New York on 4 Sep. If the time given in his letter was actually EDT then he observed t
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Dear Sirs,

I am a 14 year old high school student and a resident of Ozone Park, N.Y. On the night of Sept. 4, 1965 at approximately 8:30 EST I saw what I believe is a U.S. St. was traveling in a Northeasterly direction. It was not a star because it did not twelve using my binoculars, which has a power of 393 ft at 1000 yds. I focused my binoculars on the object and it appeared to have a triangular shape and had a very bright white color to it. Surrounding the object was a silverish white hair. It was moving at a steady
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pass I live about 1 1/2 miles from Kennedy International Airport. If you can could you please tell me what it was and give me some information on it. By information, I mean if it was a satellite please give me the name of it and other data on it.

And also if you can give me some literature on Cape Kennedy

Yours truly

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