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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD: North Vernon, Indiana Sighting

📅 8 May 1963 📍 North Vernon, Indiana 🏛 ASD 📄 Record Card and Press Clipping
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This document details the recovery of a cylindrical object in Indiana in 1963, which was officially identified as a test vehicle for parachute release mechanisms.

On May 8, 1963, a cylindrical object was recovered on the ground near North Vernon, Indiana, following a report of an unidentified fallen object. The object, described as being approximately seven feet long and 18 to 24 inches in diameter, was painted fluorescent white and orange and was found with a parachute. Local authorities, including the U.S. Air Force and State Police, were involved in the initial recovery. The object featured devices that appeared to be meters, though it lacked identifying lettering or numbering. It was determined not to be radioactive. Subsequent investigation by the Aeronautical Systems Division (ASD) identified the object as an empty 2,000-pound bomb casing utilized for testing parachute release mechanisms. Lead strips had been added to the casing to provide necessary weight for the test. The project officer for this test was identified as Mr. Cole at ASD. Following the recovery, the object was shipped to the Jefferson Proving Ground at the request of the project officer, with prior plans having been made to move it to Bunker Hill Air Force Base for further study.

Casing of empty 2,000# bomb used to test parachute release mechanism.

Official Assessment

Casing of empty 2,000# bomb used to test parachute release mechanism. Lead strips added for weight. Mr. Cole at ASD was project officer. Obj shipped to Jefferson Proving Ground at his request.

The object was identified as a test vehicle for parachute release mechanisms, specifically a 2,000-pound bomb casing modified with lead strips for weight.

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