PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. OAiE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS F'2-irficld, Illinois 0 Wo!'. BaHoon 0 Probably Balloon ,n Ground-Vbual i PHOTOS . 6. SOURCE .:txNo ?Js ica.l Speci!aen Civilian 7. LENGTH OF 08SeRVATIOH NUM~EP. OF OBJECTS 11). BRI t:F SUMMAR"' OP: StGHTI~G Object fo1JLd ~:..d rerorted t.o be r?.dio-acti Ye. Found on Ground 11. COMMEHTS 0 Was Ailctoft D Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft 0 Wos Astronomi col 0 Probably Ast"'nomic:ol 0 Possibly Ast~nornieol ll Othttr Rock 0 lnsufftelftnt Ooto for Evqluotian L)oj--.:ct a.~alys by AF indicateC. ::o radio-activ~ ~,y :.t ti.~:t~ of ~'::~eptance by of.fic:. ~!.s fr-om Scott //:' A~a .. FlO' . .fl". to H?AFB for analysis. Obj ect S?lit 3.nd .-,ub:nitted to Morth- \"festern Univarsity Geology Dapt und Terr ent.i.al cor.creti on comr1o:t to Pennaylvani 3trat~ of Illinois NORTHW/ES'fERN UNIVERSITY EY\i"i,TOi'.J, tLLJ~OIS l1f:r,\RT~fE~T OF CFOI.OGY PRELTIITN.ARY llZPORT ON DR. HYNZI' S OB.J.8CT '.:'hd follo;.dng :-eklarko aro ba3ed 0:1 conversations vl th 1-,e ers of the G~ ) : o;y Depart.':lent. Greater detail would requlra remval of a portion of tte c~ject for rlic~os:~pic study. This is a clay-i=onnton~ concretion, with an outer rim of marcnsit~ (?s32) e.r.d an interio:-? -:'obably of argillacc ou3 siderite ( ?eco co:: etion proba.bl;r .:>p:..i t along th3 original beddlng or t he ho::;t roc:~. It is definitely a t.errostrial object. Concreti-ons of th.ic sort are couu~on . in the Pennsylvanian strata of Illjnois Pnrk, ft,\ir h iu Jll I t t f I I t II I I I I t t t t 1 t t t U t t 1 1 1 t It t t t t "\, o;. T C CO~P'-!-;TivN Ri"Q. ~. f'I'IOPITv 1 ' J )~ PI'Oit:CT NO. ~ C!JtHfV ,.1 A:;>IFI":A 0 "IOHK R~.UUC l"f:O ..\ c.. TYPL., .tOOrL " ~10 SERIAL r 40. I"HOtf-IAM ~ r PUo.. rl\IH t 0 ,CN 'iVI\.It'O- APPROVED HV FOT~ USE Of' SUf'POI~Tl.VC FL I".'HliNT I J. CHI F: F (RI" . ..,pon~tble /<~Jm-,lrtl) t'"'STIMAi !=0 CO-t::>l.=TION 15. f>ROJt:CT CNGI~lCC..< OP PL.lll ,~"~ I> C ;::-;: Sll.lP"r'l", !-' m~r:) \ . J.\::J~ON ~UTI CAL SY S 't~MS DIVISION LA:l0~4TOitY sJa~IT T E O ":!"' FrD S$t. ~body II. :! \ GTliAL DA.T..\ "EV.\l.U~TIO~ :li:PORT IDJ;NTIFI'J .. \'I'IO~ 0!4' ROCK 03JZCT S~t;C tl~: X-ray diffraction analy3~3 to d~ t.=,rnln~ lo T~e cr7stallL'"l-a CO!Il'~OU.'ld a nd tha round fi bjac ... ~ uar9 subnittad f0r :=\na.l ].JiJ <~ X-r~7 dift ti i dentified tha cryatallin 3 compound d 3 =od!~ calo~:da. 3. A sa:npla wal ta!can from th~ thrae different ar~'i3 o f tha rou.."'ld obj :let !:: O'.lll in tha a t t dchad photogr-aph, and 9xa:nl:ted by emi3s i o n .":\.nd X-ray actrosCOP1 Tha rssult3 a~3 a.J follo'~:'!t ~nisslon Ana17'i~: P~r-een ~ste o~tsid9 N.-~xt l.al~*" Jn.Q..i d J }hn~3.n9stt A l ;rn..tnt.a C.:ll c i ~a THtS ~2"':)0'\ r IS NOT TO BS U~Eu lN WHOLE C R IN PART FOi~ ADVERTI::;t~G OR ~AL2$ ~nG!OTlON fJII'=t?o ... :=::-; X-;:'lf clitf~e~lon PJ1~ta.rn3 id$ntltl3d tll'!t t'.40 ot~:JlJ l~1.srs ~.s Iron Py:-ite and th'l9 inner 1 y~-r !l:l G:lloltn Ct!l.rbona~a nixed uittt :.bout t p9r cant I~n. I. ~:UCO 'lDA TICN S C!r! nl '!l~ra :J :~UCtlU v TJ~. ffi3P..\Ii.ED 'B 1: F!J3L!CAT!ON R.E7J_j_."W ( .Li0ra:ry-) o f ~he l!.05th _'\ir .;3e Wing, jcutt Air :~rce ..JfiSe, :;sy office an obJect ~..mien ma round ":17 yau n t t.h.I\D.it ]CAl. tor fCUr cooz pc:"tion. -:-~e oo.!ect. .. 11&\i) tuftled. over +..o us in two ~1 ec.es. l .:Aave tMen ~:1e 1_!~1 'Jy ~f :!ending ryiece to the Geolo9 o't ~- ~a-t.,en Dni"'tersit7 tlnd .,be other l'i~ce ~ :fo~e.rded t o a..1.r !'Jat.eriala l.lbors1:.0ry !lere s't :il1.gat-?t~ld. ..~ 'Ii.rual ~UJal;Jai~ l)t ;;he object ~ 'Qft'ta -md. i t .. \~su-s ~hat your >.}ec-,; il3ll e:xperlaoced :lO 3"P&C& r~eid.ency.. .:\ 'lough -:hi3 ob,~ect ~ppeers E,_,~c <;.c~cal. ~Ju.!...JSU l!l ,:)rder co cleterzii :Jt! '!.ts ':1..'1-;er i.:il..J -:or;n;:ctii t i=n .~.::xi -x;asi~l.1 in "".his my .,..,., mRY be able to detex-:!line i. t a !UJtoric:a~ C clrart"'CUJ'At ~r . '}'OJ.r 3cience claaa llli6ilt be "'nteresi:.c!d t a ~)u:r t'tnd:L,J~S; t}tere:tox e , I dll Jend you the !-~eul 'ta ot our :t!ndiOQ'_,. 3a 3CQQ a s it ~t!COrte-' a.vail.able. At the ccnclllaion ot ~e testa, I ~rill a l.so ~'Cl.L.-!) t JQJ. shi_p +ne :ltta(!h~d .:-oc~ ,".v. ?~irf1eld, !llL~Oid _, ': Jeo'tt :v":9, !lli:1ou, ~d t~own to ~;:ri~t-'P!ltter~on .\.?3 :?or .. ~.:J.a-:rst.=~. ~dtJ:a 1,~e nnderst.anll.!.:1g that ~-~manenta, i.? .,.,,, be re- :.ary. l:o~VI!r, ~.a .)o.ject. should "iha-te.,rer :aean.s JOU. .! tt n~c.es ~ ~ ';)ox, ao as ::.vt ~o lnClU' T:'le ~oiit o.f ohi_;>pi;?.g I'J..'f-!Y "u~ ! ..J:lded b y :>).~.Ject Gb6!.-0l ty tor ~cimolcgy -.'!.1!11 Sub~ystems ~e -~nai...;{sia ;>e~or.aed J~ ;he ~Jateri LJ labon.~orJ ... t t :::"1,5bt-~ttezson ~..aa r:oY be~ ccmplat~ !3nd t,;,e objact ;as ~ .;~!"!'!ll!led -to ;Je .:;oncretion { roc;s.). Cur a:J.a.l]Si3 i :l .~t~'lchcd J. .. ,:Jr your j i1 f ~ J\l.lo at-tac:O.~ ia the ~re lj :uicary .. : !!~rt. 01" -r.he l"'.!'laljsi.J ~rfO?:J~d by the '}eQlCg:T '.C~rtJDent Of :lorth- ~;~:t'te!"'l t;nivenit;r ,c\nd 't'WO ;hotoe ~a);en duri:l.~ our 1nal;r..is. t-.el""i3l .?.l~ncn~'na 3 \ :.-tacnmenta b;:r ~0rt."l~st.er'!l