Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD — Salem, Arkansas, 1 April 1966
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported finding material on their farm after observing unlit aircraft. The Air Force identified the material as radar chaff from a military exercise.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record and associated correspondence regarding a civilian report from Salem, Arkansas, on 1 April 1966. A civilian observer reported finding material on their farm following the passage of aircraft at night. The observer was concerned because the aircraft appeared to have no lights. The observer submitted a sample of the material to the Air Force for evaluation. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the material was radar chaff, which had been dropped by aircraft during a special mission. A follow-up letter from the Air Force to the observer, dated 26 April 1966, confirmed that the chaff had been received and analyzed, and informed the observer that the planes were conducting a special exercise, stating there was no cause for alarm. The document includes administrative sign-offs from Major H. Quintanilla, Jr. and Colonel Eric T. de Jonckheere.
The planes which dropped the chaff in the vicinity of your farm were conducting a special exercise and there is no cause for alarm.
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Official Assessment
Physical specimen turned out to be radar chaff which was dropped from an aircraft on a special mission.
The material found on the farm was identified as radar chaff dropped by military aircraft during a special exercise.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Mrs. HuntHq USAF SAFOICC
- N.H. PerhinTDEW