Project 10073 Record Card — Paducah, Kentucky, 1 June 1964

This document details the investigation of an object found in a yard in Paducah, Kentucky, on 1 June 1964. A local resident reported hearing something fall in her yard on a Saturday, and subsequently discovered the object. The item was turned over to SSgt Richard A. Maner of the Paducah Air Force Recruiting Office, who then forwarded it to the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) for analysis. The FTD conducted a thorough examination, including microscopic, infrared, and emission spectrographic analyses. The object was identified as a green-colored, melted polystyrene plastic container. The investigation revealed that the plastic had been wrapped in a cotton cloth, which was saturated with fuel oil and burned at a high temperature, causing the plastic to melt and collapse. The surrounding soil was also analyzed and found to be saturated with oil. The FTD concluded that the object was not of extraterrestrial origin, noting that the melting point of polystyrene is low and that the object would have burned completely upon entering the atmosphere had it been a space object. The report confirms that the object was consumed during the testing process and that no unusual radioactivity was detected. The findings were communicated to the witness and the local news media in Paducah.