PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 5 ctober 1962 Qua adou~- 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon r Volta A i~fPbot.a, Bolleot~ ---------Ill l'oasiWy Bolloon D Was Ahcroft ~ JWG,.unci-VIsuol D GroundRoctor 0 Probably Aircraft a v.. Physical D Waa Astronomlcol D ProboW 1 Aatrenomlcol D PoaaiWy Astronomicol 7. LINOTH OP.OUIIVATION L NUMI!R 0' OIJICTS 9. COURSE .,: Other Atlas Rooster D lnaufficteftt Doto fer Evoluotion D UnllnoWR Metal object fell to ground recovered by field workers in Upper Volta, ~TIC POWM J29 (REV 21 8aP 52) I 1. COMMENTS 1 Identified as part of Atlas Booster fm Shirra flight by numbers on piece of metal submitted for analysis. mcatt.ING TELEGRAM .. Department o Action ~ ;. . l ~:I fROM: UNCLASSIFIED . INR ~ ~ACTION.:DBPAll!MENT: ih .INFORMATION "'PARIS .27 A-BIDJAN ~31:.'.~,..~.-~ .. :: ~-. NSA .. .::PAss To iFCINUSAF usAn Avn 1121TR.?A aROllP ri. ELvoiR.vA:. .. NASA .. ~itBave examin~d two pieces .of. material round near latitude.. i3 (:~. .... : . _ ~'fit -: :,degrees 35_ mi~ute~ north, longitude ~.degrees 38 minutes..~:.'_' :: . . . west .reported in .my .,-message from .Abidjan .10 October r~fer ~ ~:. ,.unknown aasy Oua~dougou messages-109 and lll:to . . ~ - ,L. ::.~:-~-. . . :: .h t and burning . A~parently not an .aircraft.-Appears .. to be . .' --:<.cowling. rocket booster of. US design. Unit. previou.sly.:: ... :t! . . ; :. .:ref to as exhaust pipe. resemble a gu~dance control_r-?cket."; y>.: P~eces were foun.d 40 kil~e.ters apart. Ambassa:dor: contac.ting .. ~. . !:~. eign Office -to gain .possession of :material and if. succ s-.~:--. .. .r: .'fq~ I will. forward soones_t ~ _ Photos wil~. e .pouch~d as &oJn: .:~:~ ~. . Note: -Relayed AFCINUSAF USAFE 112 7lR. ~A P u1:Tfu'r Ofa}S VcbPY IS ~-PROHIBITED UNLESS "UNClASSIF!ED"