PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS ~. TYPE OF OSSERVATION CJ Ground Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar 0 Wa:s Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Possi bty Balloon 0 Was Aircraft .. --1 0 Air-VIsual 0 Air-Intercept Rodor 0 Probobly Aircraft 0 Possihly Aircraft -5-.-PHOi'O-S 6. soURCE -tl Was Astronomical Physical 0 Probably Astronomical Sp~cimeo , Civi.linn O PossiblyAstronoMieal I a. NUMaER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE tJ Other - ~ J I 0 Insufficient Ooto for Evoluoti on 7. t.ENCTH OF O~SERVATION 1 o urknown j Oue fOUOd On orottt d U!:>~fJ by hi.~h tPtl ~ 10. ORIEF SU).AMJo.~Y OF SIGHTING OiJ.J 11. ~\!"L g r e y in colo~ &:. li'jht 11. COMMENTS we i ~h t. Fo~w:trded in connGc tion vith d.;oc;ay of sputnik IV. An=tly-;is by 1\SD ShONS that :>bj a co Creat e i by fu3i-on C:ltl:;<~d by contact Jith high ton!iio.l wire wltich b~oke and fell to gryndo ,!)_ ~/Col NyDD .,~:-,port o f J\naly .s i:t .i?3C~ JC7.\ Capt Brae ice) Hl.tlb 23 DC : . .,tt lled 1_. a copy tile ASD report ol n~lysi; oi :,ha ob.j- ~ct recove nar Snohol.llb, W~sb..i.ngton. This oo,jact WRa ,or- ward~ to l?tD f Paint~ .7itJld, t.lahin~l~Ou ~!auae~ 1 t ~a~ Buil- r;ac :ad 'CO lle a toart of . Sou~n i& l "' vhi~.n ~3~U tar~d j'la -:tar~u' .. :s n t::saopbers no ~ Sep"ant~l :l~:;o!l. 2 . r hiit ~'\31) r8po.rt conclude:~ t h:.&t this obJitc.:t .could not be part :>-~)% a .3oactt 'tr'.J.Oicl~ ~tnd ~Tn c''ncur~ 'Yitb thi.~ c {>nclusion. -r.:::t 9\l ty :for Sc ieuce r -and Co.oonanta .\SD :&valuation !le9or~, dtd 2 5 Seoteaoor 1962 AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS DIVISION Wf~HiHT-PATT!RSOH A'R FORC! BASE, OHIO "EVALUATION REPORT Operation Hidving DATE: 25 Eeptr:!mber 1962 PROJ~CT N,_: TYPE i::VAI_UATIO>t: SUBMIT TZ!) 3Y: F'lD Lt. ~ol. R. J. F~iand To identify t:l9 aample nnd its origin. 1 Ths sample w..J as signed Physics Laboratory aerial nr:mber 1 co2a 2. The aampl-3 was photographed to show ita d:lmenaicms. vas examined a. For radioaotirlty U:Ji:og a scintillation counter. No radioactivit,y other than normal baokgro1ud \ra8 detected. b. By emiaaion apeetroehemieal methods. The composition of the three ditt~reot phases 'Were identical. Enission speatroobemical e..."lalyeis p~o'Vidad these data: Est~mated ooncentr~tions in ''i-aig!:lt peroe:ot. Potas3i'DD (J) Sooi,a (9) l1anganea (10) Nick~l ( 11) Chrcmium TltC4'"lium Y..-Ray Spectr...,c~l!1ieal 1-'athod3. X-r.J.y di!f~\!ticn patter!la wsre identical 1\'0Q tha core w..d fr0411 the out3id3 lo.::;-er. ill both caaes \a3 (Jrys-:aJ li!le Sl0 for sampleg tri!(an 'I'ha major constituent t TiW.i RF: Q:'T !l ~OT T O AS U::iED I N WHOLE OR IN ? A.RT FOR. ADVERT13NG OR St\LES PR0\ 0TION PUR?o:-=-s J IJ H S 1 J1:.PLACEj WAOD FO,U14 54 WHIC H IS OBSOLt:TF.. Tha L."'lfr&"F.d op~c'.iro~.em did not :lhO'W tha 1). JdUOd etf' any o:i..g:mia mat~rial. It cli d uontil'!3. tr-~ p~;3ance of c~ya ~a.llln~ e. CD.a!ll~al Nethods. Z,. A sampla \o"aS heated 3low:cy to 11C0C with I!O upp~n:-. clDn~"' in weight or dLilenaions. Tha-'-a \ia3 :;;orne ~lui.~6~:t in coloj.: that ia i'r<D white to br?wn13h purpla. CtJ USIO~S a W a I S 1. The o coaLposi tion of' the sa.""Bple 13 tba t or a bant.cnl ta cl.Jy. Tr.e rnagnasir:m ha.1 oe~tl replaced t!> ocme anant by aoc11um, potasalum, and ealoium ions. 2. Tha objaot could be fomild by a :Juid~n applicathn of' haal# a a a llg1lt."lin\1 bolt or D!l aiL" are fomad by a br?ken pover li.n... Tha moltan m3t.erlal .::oald have fi<> .. -aJ into water, baen e.:cpo.aad to rain, O.t' in watar soa!tad Joll. Tha sudden eooling wu1d cau3e th9 out.~ide la:y~r:s to fraot ~?\1~ adhere to tr.e ~oM. ?ca oondit,ion f\."'lCl colo~"a~ion or tb ou ':.ar ).l~19r are e:cpect!ld ;;ben a bentonite clay ia walted ".nd coolod r .:l.p!dly. '~ object yas fo:=~ed in a stream bed or in sand a.."'ld g:-<1vel. i-cm a bad b!lo at.Mam Horn p;~bbl93 are e;nb added in the outa: l a;p::-. J. Tha oO!!lpoaition snd natura of tha obj9ot s ho.,a b-<lyond doubt tl"'..at .:.~ oonld not b9 part of a apa\:s vshiole or ba frcm ouU,r 3paoa PilE? A.t.T:UD BY: PUBLICATION REV~A T!rl.a rt:tport bas baen reviewed eod appro'V9<1. DI3T1IBUTIOS: R. J. Frlar.cl) F'rD (Lt. Col. ASaG E: Li~ra.ry D1~lP3R l~RCP 62-19 \~n~n Go'V'8r:1usent dnwings, opeolt!oations, or otbar da.ta ru."a uaad lor any purpoae other thaD in conneo tiiou wi~h a definitely rela~ed C"'V60:Uellt proou:. cent OJrstion, the United States Government thereby i.""loms no re~ponaibility nor an7 obligation Nha r; and the Eaot that the r4\l\"li.'SJaeot mq have rozs:wlated, 1'o.rniahed,-or in any tt/9.1 auppllad the said d:-3Vbfis, opeoi.tioationa, or diber data, is not to bs raga..~ eel by implication or o~harwiae as in rmy tl.8ZU1er licensing the holdsr or s..~y other par3on or carporstioa, or oonve~ eny rights or pe~iasion to manuaetur9 c~ll .::.:17 patented i."'lwntioa that :may in e:rry UQ7 b9 rela~ the"to. Copi3s o~ Technieal Docum9nta...7 ?-aporta s.."ld 1-!atarlala Cantral Ev'Uuatio.a Reporta ahou1d not ba r~rturnad ~o the P~roaautlcal Sy3t'9'"nt.S D.irlaion nnlas3 return :1.3 requir~ by ;Jaourity consldentioos, concx~ot,,J.al obligations or notice on a a~ci.tia doc,ment. 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