Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Incoming Telegram regarding Atlas Booster recovery in Upper Volta
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AI-Generated Summary
A metal object recovered in Upper Volta in 1962 was identified as debris from a US Atlas booster rocket. The investigation concluded the object was not an unidentified aerial phenomenon.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated Department of State incoming telegram dated October 12, 1962. The records detail the recovery of metal debris in Upper Volta, Africa, following a reported falling object incident on October 5, 1962. Field workers in the region recovered the material, which was subsequently analyzed. The investigation determined that the object was not an aircraft or an unidentified aerial phenomenon, but rather debris from a US-designed Atlas booster associated with the 'Shirra' flight. The telegram notes that two pieces of material were found approximately 40 kilometers apart near the coordinates 13 degrees 35 minutes north, 2 degrees 38 minutes west. The recovered items exhibited signs of intense heat and burning, leading investigators to conclude that the booster had experienced an explosion. The US Embassy in Ouagadougou coordinated with the local Foreign Office to secure the material for further analysis. The document was originally classified but had its classification cancelled by May 1969.
Both pieces suggest explosion, have been subjected to intense heat and burning. Apparently not an aircraft. Appears to be cowling from rocket booster of US design.
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Official Assessment
Identified as part of Atlas Booster from Shirra flight by numbers on piece of metal submitted for analysis.
The object was determined to be debris from a US-designed rocket booster, specifically from the Shirra flight, rather than an aircraft or unidentified phenomenon.
Key Persons
- EstesSignatory/Authorizing official