PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon ilin..l"l~ s otc. 0 Probably Bolloon 3. DATETIME CROUP ... TYPE OF OBSERVATION Po s si ol y Boll oon 0 Ground Vi suol 0 Ground-Rodor 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 A ir-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Ai r c roft 6. SOURC E Was Astronomi col 0 Probabl y Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. L E NGTH O F OBSERVATION B. NUMB E R O F O BJECTS 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 Unknown I BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ll. COMMENT S Otrn':T, Obj v.-~ry j6.J <;f?t:--c.t /tl FN A'hc pain 329 SAFIS-3d/Maj Tacker/mhb/72291 17 September 1959 This is to acknowledge and thank you for your letters of 29 July and 2 September 1959 There are no still or motion pictures available for loan. Suggest you contact the owners of film submitted to Air Technical Intelligence Center for evaluation as it i~ always The ob ject you refer to ~hich ~as found a magnesium anode. This was not a tentative but a final eVHluat.ion i n this case. Sincerely, 1n Minnesota waa identification, UWRf...'lCE J . TJI.C!{E..tt I>lajor, USAF Public Information Divisio n Office of Information Services ~1orriatown, Ne~ Jersey Comeback IS-3d Reader IS-1 Morristown, N. J., U. 5. A ~aUC IU,UTION* 1~j'. L a wr~r.ce J . Tacker Pu~l!c I~rormation Div~, OIS S~cre. t ar.y of tbe Air Force Wa~ington 25, D. c. 'Deo.r :Jaj or Tacker, etten: = to our pho:cgr n a 3 sucx1t:ed ~o A C f e r e.r..s.ly3i~;' we "till eat!,er:..y a wait.' the :-a3~:s !' .,-:..uld apprec:.a:e i t i.:' you ?f\'Uld se:-.d '.13 any ava:la ol e i~for~:~o~ on :he c c 3 tatus of ?:-cjJ.~': 3luebook . i~c~a!ng t:.ha repo:::-t :sS"..:ed. Can you tal l r:e lf :1-:ry c!' -:h e st!ll o::- mot1on-p~cture a in .Ai:.':C o r oth~:-f'!.le.'l. pertalnlr~ t o tee !P.illjeot of U?Os, is a vq,!.lab!a to th!s of!'lce for loan cr file use? I a~ oa~cjcu!a~l~ i~ter9sted i n loca t13g the pho~os:-a;h3 ta~an-by ~1::-. t.his . .. & doz:en C r ~0 J81IsrS S.~u, a:::d t:~os~ Cj lJr. Louisville , Kantuc~J, oc~h C a39S submitted. t o yc.ur cr:'lc9 c r A.:?:i:C co~tinued c c oDera:ion. Sir:ce:-el7 y ou:s, Morristown, N. J., U. S. A. Maj~ Lawrenc~ J . Tacker Public InfcrmstionDiv.) OIS Se~.:-e tl!lx-y ci' the Air Force Dear t:ajor Tacka r , . !3 1 have not y~t rsceived acy reply t:c ::-.-y re tter of 29 July I tho~;g!! t perha p .s ::i: cc ul:. save a n eddi:ior.e..l letter-a.::d askon e ::r no:-acc~tio-:'lal question s for reply !.r. the s~ms r,cL.::!a ' ' As 7>~ou !clew rrco earlier ccr:-aspon.:!er e rs: ~ stra:!t:;~ :::atertal ~ounG. .!.i~ Cald.ve..L:, ~Jew Jersej"', we: .have ':)sen 1nv ast1sat1n material ( i n thia case I d o ::o_t rt3fe r t c ''Scj :: ) .. both ti:are .snd el.sewtere i n the ccunt:ry. T ..::.~.vs - recentlY lee.rned of so~e unusu:a..!. :nater.ial w~ch fell on t i:e .fanr. o:" one q.r Albert La.s., ~finn. .r ~ Tb1 s material uas , I b elieve, te~ ~ t i 7 ely . iftentl.f"1ed aa'Magnes1um .Anode, usa<f in !lrPVenting corrosion o f pipe li;:.es. 'lie wot~ld Q_;;prec.La te ~t if . . you could give us an:r further i:"..f::)r'!::atiC'n aoo-...tt tf.rrl s case. If i't is at e'!l poss!ble I l7c-ul~ be anxious to obtain a photO g rapr. 01" th~ ;nat~ r! a l , ~ s !":': ~ l sa::.p le to e d d to our growing coll9ctio::. aue s t 1 :;.: a ocu t e s ::a":".y ~r..ctos Tacl~e,r /:nnb/72291 17 s~ptecbcr 1959 Tni~ i::. to o c:mo.-rledse on~ ti.nnk y.::.u :tor you.r: l ett:;::::-s of 29 July s~d 2 s~ptcr:;ber 1959. Ti1cr~ a~c no :::till or lr.vtion Su.33e~t you contnct the mm..:n.J of Tccll!'lic::~l Int~lli.;~ucc Ccntci~ for r ct!..:rr.ed. f':H.::J :::;;.fu.::ittc d to Air !'l~!:llu.::J :.:::::v.le. T'hi::; \i~.; 11.0t o te~t:tlv::: iclcn'tificatlon, but a :t :rnul cv Jlu:J t:ion i n 'ci1:!.2 c~se. Sin~0rely, .rf I:Jfor::!.:: tio:-1 Services NEi'I!O TO M.tWOR FRIEND TI>li\!O:NS, fvliNNESOTA SUBJECT: UFO Found in Emmons, fvlinn. 1 . A long distance telephone call was received by this Center to General Dougher' s office at approx~tely 1210 hours from W/0 Det 7 , l006th ATSS, Jlllinneapolis, I~Iinn. ':1 stated that he was referred to the UFO Group, but was unable to contact anyone. In brief, the following represents his report a nd the recormnendcrtions rna:! e to him by Colonel Rethman and Captain Gregory: a . A metal object; 17 inches long and 5 inches in d iameter , apparently of magnesium alloy, 13ppro::dn\9 tely 12t pounds, l-189 reporten to the AISS office by the Sheriff of Alher.t Le e County (at the l"lin.r1esota I m1a border). The object wC\n fonnd on a f arm by the mmer ~Tho reported it to the Sheriff. The Sherif.!' then contacted the neHs photographer of the 'rri bune, Albert Lee County, i\1itmesota, who arrived on t h e scene and photographed it on 7 July 1959. Conse~1ently, it hit all the I~nneapolis papers. c . The sheriff the n notified Det 7 , who picke d up the object, making a study of the terrain, othe r features, and the circL~tancea attending its finding. Det 7 asked the assistance of Army CIC and the local OSI to assiat them in the investigation . Nothing was uncovered that would shed any light . d . In the course of the telephone conversation it Has revealed that the object; uas very corro:led. It Has l;-ling on top of the [rnss, a n.i there \rere no penetration marks in the ground, no d i scol oration, nothing that would indicate a fl i.g n t or f all. Bushes and nearby trees \vere checked by the AISS indicate flight from above. According to Holmes the object resembled a ery corroded artillery shell. It was solid, and there ,.,as. a tiny spring protruding from the rear . requested instructions as t o 'that course of action he shoul d take The following "ras r e c oi!llrended : ( 1) That every attempt be l'JBde to get it to \"1- P AFB as soon as possible in a wooden container, and addressed to 4E4g. (2) It should be taken to the nearest Air Base and forwarded by Air Force plane. using Par hf, A.li'R 200- 2 for assistance as. authority, toeether l>Tith a cove r lette r explAining the circurnstances of the c ase. (J) It Has reqlle::J t:e l that a detailed 1\11 112 f'ollow, f\nd that lj.E4g be notified by teJe phond t:=-t to the time of' arrivAl , plane nu.11ber . and which area it Houl d land. ( h ) It vras n L1o requested that all possible photo,graphs b e included, inc ludi ne statement of lli tnesses to the effect that the corroded object Has lyin e on top of the t';ra.;~ v.i th no marks of disturbanc e or hurnine of the grafiS. (5 ) vi/O ~ . phasiz~d the fact thAt v arious n e wspapers and Air For~e PIO officers \.fe't'e badgering him for details . He was instructed to ::.ay that the obje~t had been forwardeci to the pertinent Air Force echelon fo:r revie''' e!l3.lysis and possible identification. 1:1/0 the newspapers implied that this nqy have been o port of a rocket. He was ?Rl-r~rl to f.l.scert.ain if' there Her e any artillr;.:-y or firi:t.~ r~'i_'e3 in th. -\t q::-ea. Captai.n Gregory AFCIN- 4:4g L:NITCD ST/,TES A!R FORC~ WRIGH T-PA TTEKSO~l AIR FORC:: 8,\SE SAFIS- 3 (!4aj L. J. Tacker) 1. Reference letter, subject: "UFO Report", dated 10 August 1959, addressed to S.AFIS- 3 . 2 . Suggested reply to Ivlr s letter of 29 July 1959. was forwarded to your office in the letter referenced i n paragraph one. 3 . The object p icked up in l.Unnesota was evalus.ted as a magnesium anode. tr indicates in his l etter (see attach~znt) that this fact has en bro~ht to his attention. 4. This Cente r , i n keeping with a recently established policy by AFCIN and coordinated \'lith S.AJ!"'IS is not to provide speci a l inforration or samples to the g eneral public. NICHOL~ POST Actg. Deputy fez:-Science: ani Components Cy ltr dtd 2 Sep 59 fr L. n . MunSick AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AI R FORCE WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE ATT'f Of: AFCIN-4E4g sut~JEcr: UFO Report r o: S.AFIS-3 (Maj L. J. Tacker) 1. Reference letter, subject: UFO Report, dated 10 Ausust 1959, addressed to 2. Suggested reply to Mr ...- a letter of 29 July 1959, was forwarded to your office in the letter referenced in paragraph one. 3 The object picked up in rifinnesota waa evaluated as a magnesium anode. ....-....indicates in his letter (see attachment) tha t t his fact has already been brought to his attention. 4. This Center, in ke6ping with a recently established policy by AFCIN and coordinated with SAFLS, is not to provide specia l information or samples to the gendral public. FOR THE COMMANDER: NICHOlAS FOST Actg. Deputy tar SoitmUtto am Co.!llponents Cy ltr dtd 2 Sep 59