Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Incident #44, Rockfield, Wisconsin, 28 June 1947
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A 1947 sighting report of seven to ten saucer-shaped objects near Rockfield, Wisconsin, was deemed insufficient for evaluation by project investigators. The report highlights the influence of contemporary media on witness accounts during the period.
This document contains a record from Project 10073 regarding a sighting incident, designated as Incident #44, which occurred on June 28, 1947, near Rockfield, Wisconsin. The report details an observation made by a farmer, whose identity is partially obscured in the document. The witness reported seeing seven to ten saucer-shaped objects traveling west at a very high rate of speed. The objects were described as appearing 'like blue blazes' and were noted to have made no sound. The witness did not report the incident directly; it was instead reported by his sister, who resided in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, and the event was subsequently mentioned in the publication 'Amazing Stories' on page 170. The official evaluation of the incident, included in the record, states that the information provided is insufficient for a formal evaluation. The evaluator notes that the report likely reflects the influence of the 'flying saucer' hysteria prevalent at the time, suggesting that an uncritical observer might misidentify common objects such as meteors, balloons, or aircraft as saucers. The document also includes an index of evaluations from the Project Grudge report, categorizing various incidents by their likelihood of being astronomical or non-astronomical in nature.
As it is, with flying saucer talk rampant, almost anything from meteors to balloons or aircraft would be reported as saucers by an uncritical observer.
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Official Assessment
Information given here is insufficient to indicate what was seen.
The report notes that the information is insufficient for evaluation. It suggests that if the observation was not independent but rather influenced by contemporary media reports of 'flying saucers,' it lacks credibility. The evaluator concludes that it is unlikely there was anything astronomical about the incident.
Witnesses
- [illegible]farmer
Key Persons
- Dr. HynekEvaluator of reports