Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Avoca, Wisconsin, 24 October 1960
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A civilian reported finding tinfoil in Avoca, Wisconsin, which the Air Force identified as radar-jamming chaff dropped during military training exercises.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and subsequent correspondence regarding a report of 'tinfoil' material found in Avoca, Wisconsin, on October 24, 1960. A civilian witness discovered multiple pieces of tinfoil in bunches, some of which were sent to the Air Force for evaluation. The witness expressed curiosity about the origin and purpose of the material, noting that some pieces had been broken at school. In a response dated November 4, 1960, Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence J. Tacker of the United States Air Force informed the witness that the material was 'windrow' or chaff. He explained that this material is intentionally dropped from military aircraft to confuse ground radar readings. Tacker further clarified that this type of maneuver is utilized during training missions and that such activity had occurred recently in the Madison, Wisconsin area. The record card confirms the official conclusion that the specimens were indeed chaff used for radar jamming purposes.
This material is called windrow or chaff by the Air Force and is dropped from military aircraft to confuse ground radar readings.
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Official Assessment
Physical specimens were chaff, used in jamming radar.
The material identified by the witness as tinfoil was determined by the Air Force to be 'windrow' or chaff, which is dropped from military aircraft to confuse ground radar readings during training missions.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian