Bright object sighting at Laredo AFB

Summary

On July 28, 1964, multiple reports reached the Duty Officer at the U.S. Air Force Foreign Technology Division, all concerning an unidentified flying object. At 21:50 and 21:55, two different individuals reported a fast-moving object traveling from south to north, described as star-like but flickering and very bright. Later, at 00:25, an officer from ATC confirmed that the object had been seen by two police officers and by A/1C Creach, though no further estimates were given. Finally, at 00:31, a major reported that NORAD had identified the object as an ECHO II satellite. Despite this identification, a request was made for a forecast of visible satellites in the Dayton area for future reference.