Incident #170 — Adapazari, Turkey — c. 5 May 1948

This document details Incident #170, which occurred around 5 May 1948 near Adapazari, Turkey. According to reports extracted from the Turkish newspaper 'Yeni Sabah' (Istanbul), a shining, rocket-like object was observed flying from the Northwest at an altitude of approximately 200 meters. The object was seen to explode in the air, with debris falling into a nearby village and killing a sheep dog. The report explicitly states that the object was recovered and was determined to be a rocket. The incident generated rumors connecting the event to 'flying disc' experiments allegedly conducted by the Russians at a station on Mt. Alagoz near the eastern frontiers. The United States Air Force, through the Air Attache in Ankara, initiated an investigation into the incident, requesting that the Turkish General Staff assist in confirming the details. Subsequent correspondence between the Air Force and the Foreign Liaison Section in November 1948 confirms that the incident was being tracked under Project 10073, with further reports (such as NA Moscow Report NA-123-48) being compiled to clarify the nature of the object. The official assessment concluded that while the available information was limited, it pointed definitely to the probability that the object was a rocket, and it was considered extremely unlikely that there was an astronomical explanation for the sighting.