Project 10073 Record — Mojave Desert, California

This document, dated November 7, 1954, serves as a record for Project 10073 regarding a sighting and recovery of physical material in the Mojave Desert, California. A Staff Sergeant from the 807th Operations Squadron at March AFB reported that while rabbit hunting approximately 15 miles southwest of Edwards Air Force Base, he and a companion discovered numerous tiny, silvery metallic strips scattered across the sand. The witness noted that these strips, measuring approximately 1/2 inch in length and 1/16th of an inch in width, could be crumbled by hand. Upon being crumbled, the material lost its silvery appearance and resembled asbestos fiber. The witness was prompted to report the discovery after reading about a similar incident in Ohio where an object left trailings that turned people's hands green; he clarified that the objects he found did not have this effect. The official conclusion recorded by the project is that the material was a new type of radar chaff. The report notes that no physical samples were received by the investigators and that the information was provided solely via the witness's letter.