Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 13 September 1967
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A resident of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, submitted a specimen found in a field to the Air Force. The Air Force identified the material as radar chaff, a substance used in military training exercises, and confirmed the site was an authorized drop point.
On September 13, 1967, Thomas W. Maslowski of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, submitted a specimen to Major Hector Quintanilla Jr. at the Air Force Research & Development Command. Mr. Maslowski reported that the material, which appeared to be bits of aluminum, was found in a neighbor's field. The neighbor believed the material had fallen from the sky. Mr. Maslowski requested an identification of the substance and information regarding UFOs. The Aerial Phenomena Branch investigated the specimen and identified it as radar chaff. Subsequent correspondence between the Aerial Phenomena Branch and the 4631st Air Base Squadron at Truax Field confirmed that the Stevens Point Low ITA is an authorized chaff drop point for military exercises, where chaff is frequently used to confuse radar operators regarding aircraft positioning. The Air Force concluded the investigation by returning the sample to Mr. Maslowski and providing him with a copy of Project Blue Book documentation.
This material is dropped in military exercises to confuse radar operators as to the position of the plane.
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Official Assessment
The specimen was identified as radar chaff, which is dropped in military exercises to confuse radar operators.
The material found by a resident in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, was confirmed to be radar chaff. The location is an authorized chaff drop point for Truax Field.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Richard B. GoebelMajor, USAF, Operations and Training Officer