Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Upper Volta, Africa, 14 August 1962
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This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing the 1962 recovery of a suspected meteorite in Upper Volta. It confirms the object was sent to Brookhaven for scientific analysis.
On 14 August 1962, at approximately 3:00 PM local time (1500Z), an incident occurred in Upper Volta, Africa, involving a falling object that caused alarm among local field workers. Witnesses reported a loud noise and a bright light associated with the event. Upon investigation, a physical object approximately the size of a grapefruit was recovered from a hole measuring 40 cm in depth and 3 meters in width. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card. The official conclusion reached was that the object was an astronomical meteorite. Following its recovery, the object was sent to Brookhaven for analysis, and relevant correspondence was forwarded to the laboratory.
Assumed meteorite. Sent to Brookhaven for analysis.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical meteorite
The object was identified as a meteorite. It was recovered from a hole 40 cm deep and 3 meters wide and subsequently sent to Brookhaven for analysis.