Marshalltown Iowa — June 1958

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J. DATITIMI GROUP Locel betweeq 9-9; 30PM GMT Od 1n~nn7. s. ..-.-JOTOs PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS D Was Balloon Marshall town_, 4. TYPE OP OISERVATION Prolally Balloon Po a ai 01 y Balloon D Was Astronomical C Ground-R aclar -~ .. unci-VIsual D AI~ Vhual 0 Air Intercept Raclar D Was Aircraft D Probally Aircraft c Po asi bl y Aircraft DYes Physical D Probably Astronomical a:No Specimen Civilian a Possibly Astronomical D Insufficient Data for Evaluation 110. IRIEP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING Obj struck the roof of a trailor 11. COMMENTS . ouse/summitted for evaluation. Volcanic debris. DETACHle~T l 471STH GROUND OfS" !t'IER S(UA:lRON Knights of Columbus Building 601 South 6th Street Springfield, Illinois GOSl 10 June 1958 SUBJECTs Unknown Cb~act 471Sth Ground O~servor Squadron Richards-Gebaur Air Force :ase Grandview, ~!is so uri Forwarded for your information and necessary act:l.~n are the attached and sample sent to the Sprincfield ~iR Center by Post Supervisor at l!ars Iowa. CAHL R. SURFW-. Captain, USAF Capt. Oarl a. Surran, USAP Det. #1, f716tb GO Sqdn. South etb Street Sprinstield Dear OaptalD Snrrana Mareballtown, Iowa as tsnruss I .m enclosing a fragment ob ect tbe roof ot the trailer house ot TueadaJ Dite, June 3rd, between Mr. rought this object to ua last nite following a radio broe aa tram our looel radio station IPJ.B regard1ns a Rue a eel tor info tion concerning their letest aattellte. llr reported as tollowaa "when the object struck, it aounded like a loud report or a rifle, alao that when he went out to investigate he found manr rregmenta, tbia being tne largest piece. At this time he and hie wife relt tbat tbia poasiblJ was a fragment trom a meteor. Arter hearing the broadcast theJ telt it e.bould be turned over tor investigation. .. Will JOU please torward tbia to the proper department for in- vestigation and let ua know what ~e results are Yours verr trulr, 0. F. XelleJ Poet Supervisor j oos-1, Det Ill, 471Stb Qzd Obar Sq, 10 .Tun sa, Subj I Unknown Object. 4 '115th OroUDd Sq Missouri, 16 June 1958 Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, TOI ' 20th Air Division (Det) I ATTN: Director or Th7, Riohards-Gebaur Air Force Base, 1--Iissouri 1. Forwarded tor JOur infoxJnation and necessary action. 2. The attached object was checked tor radioactivity by H/Sgt Bro~, 328th CAMRON am was found to be completel7 non-radioactive 2m Lt, USJF -Gebaur Air Force , Missouri ma , Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force , Ob1 o Por JOUr information and necessary action. JOR THE COMMANDIRt 'pJI 'J(j/ 7-lf'l/ D c.A t--e.d 1'"11/ Aui FileT"