PROJECT 10073 RECORD ! . s Angel es, California 3. SOtJRC E 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION Other: (1) Probable SLAG UNALLOYED IRON 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer heard a loud noise and found a rock-like material on her doorstep. Two different types of material were submitted in regards to this sighting. One rock like object was the size of a fist and a small metal slug. Comments: The object were analyzed with the results t hat t he large object appears to be a piece of ordinary slag and tr.~ metal slug was found to be unalloyed iron. Material corres- pondin~ to both samples can be found in t he scrap pile of any steel mill. FTD SEP63 0-329 (TOE) Prevloue edition of thle form 1 be u .. d. fllH FOHC:J: NJ\'l'L;H tAL:.: L/\BOH./\'L'OifY WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO !VALUATION REPORT Analysis of Rock-like Material DATE: 12 October 1967 TYPE EVALUATION: suMITTED v= TDET/UFO (Lt . C. L. Marano ) PURPOSE: To analyze and identify, if possible , the r ock-li ke material. II. FACTUAL DATA: a. The sample was assigned Analytical Branch numbe r 7-1976. b. Spectrographic analysis gave the followi ng results: incipal 10% Minor .1-1% Light Area Al,Ca,Ne, K,Fe Mg,Mn,Na, K c. X-ray diffraction indicated the main crystalline constituent of t he dark area to be Fe III. CONCLUSIONS: that the sample is Complete identification was not possible but it would appear ithe r s lag or a naturally occurri ng material. RECOMMENDATI ON: ,.US REPORT IS NOT TO BE USED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR ADVERTISING OR SALES PROMOTION PURPOSES PREVIOUS EDITION OF THIS FORM MAY BE USE'D. AE~ORT NR: PROJECT NA: 6 !\ LH IOHCV iifl'i'Eiliid.~) 1./\ROH.f\TOHY WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO EVALUATION REPORT Analysis o f Hock-like JlattJrial DATE: J 2 Octo ber 1 967 TYPE EVALUATION: suMITTED av: TDET/UFO (Li. C . L . i!arano ) ITEM SERIAL NA: I . I UhfOSE : To c?.nal:.-~c and idenLify, if possible, the r ock-like material. II. FACT'JAL DATA: a. The sn.mJ:le was as!3igncd An.J.lytical Branch numbe r 7-1976. b . ~jpcc:rogrnphlc analysis gave ibc following r esults: Princlral 10% lltajor 1 - 1 0% Light Area Al,Ca,Ne,K,Fe Mg,Nn, Na,K c . X-ray diffraction indicated the main cr.tstalline constituent of the dark area t o be Fc III. CfJt.!CLUSIO!lS: Complete identification was not possible but it would appear that the ~a1:1plc is eith~r slag or a naturally occurring material. HT~COi-11:E:fJlrA 1 I OIJ: THIS REPORT IS NOT 'It> BE USED IN WHOLE OR IN PART f"OR ADVERTISING OR SALES PRO...OTION PURPOSES ASD FORN 64 -tJ-- MEMO ROUTING SLIP , TO INITIALS CIRCULATI OOJJ/C&ptain Plynn DATI COOAVINATION INrOR~ATION Reference your letter of 15 November on SAMSO Random Reentry Safety Policy. Attached nrc tvo items I thought you might be interested in concerning an "object" that dropped into a yard in Bavthorne. The news query from the LA IIcrnld Examiner resulted in a short story in that paper. Apparently the "thing" was part or n meteorite or something similar and not pnrt of a space vehicle or cratt entering the atmo&phere. ~Ajor Drury's ocction wno to check the object and then torwurd it to the Foreign Technology Divioion at Wr18ht Pattcroon AFB. If desired, submission of 1nformnticn or this type vill be made in the tuture to SMLS fROM tA:N\1\~ WARD M. Mn.JAR, Lt. Col. Director or Information Hralntc~ 1> U t 'wut (14, I h w, rut~ I U U t'urrr\ 116, I eh M, which ,.Ill IN UliMl uulll uhaullttl. OF FICLl Of INfO~U.\ Tlo: t.U t~V IJ,:<lr:l':iek A''tLIATiuN LA l Ic t' nld I~'!x~mincr t.-11nt nrc t~1c dctn.il~l Qald tho doacription ot tho mctoroi tc which fell in R~wtbornc todny 1 Op~ratio:1::; Di viGioa, 31747 ll.ajor Drury o.nd hiG :i.;; bl~!.Ck './i~h G!)Ot.::; Of 'White ::la:; tr.c t <.:xt.urc of a spon~c pl t t e d and look~ like lo.va ~ doze~ pi~cea the size of. a pea vcrc picked up with i~ :r:. ~.; b0i held by th~ OPcrationc Dl vi~ ion of the 659~r.d su,~Jo~-~ G:r~.~ ~ .. t Lv~ Anc;cll..'!;; Air Force St~t ion to cic tcrnlinc ~f the Ai~ o:-~c ha::; t.:-.y i :1t\.!r0::;t in 1 t. If not then it .vill LH.~ turned over 'tO the: a.pprop:i ~::c pcvple for their study and unalysis and ucc. ':':lc oojcct . ..ill be forwarded to "\ihc Air l,orce' 5 ForeiGn ,~ ~cL:-.olccY .. I i,., . : Divi~ion at Wright Patterson , Ohio for study nnd analy~:~. ~:.L:~ea::. uv IJ4Tl llir-J Iff.~ . \ m"'Pnr!tkP nun:: v:ttk~: !;tn'IN1 un ~ tt:.wthnrnr linn!' l lu f\~;tmJn('rl hy t!tr, 'tr1v :tftcr ;. "''t'rl'! \'nncl~"rhur~ < ;r,c'> ~oo;wf ttw wnn1:n tnlrt nrrw"r!' ,,.,,. h14tl hitrfl ,. lnll(l !;eltr fnmrl :t ='" Air fo Mt' " "J>nkf'\r1:u ,;,ffl. Th~t t\tr f.'nrc,. flirt nnt h,.JI,.,~ r"l~trr! lf\ t!tf' mi,'\11 ~l'lol. n'l!\ r!:vi~!cm ,, ttor r,"2 'itJn;>"r' r.r,up, 1;5. Air Jo'l'rc~ n":t' hy. '"hy wll .,,. r.:.rttit .. KPLY TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE I H AOQUARl'ERS 6592NO SUPPORT GROUP (AFSC) UNIT POST OFFICE, LOS ANGELES, CALl FORNI A 90045 SMMOF (Maj Drury /31747 ) September 1967 auJKc T , Unidentified Flying Objects Toe FDETR (Maj Quintanilla) 1. The enclosed objects were f orwarded to this office by the Los Angeles Police Department for inspection and disposition Gince they were reported to have fallen from the sky. This station has no facil- ities to perform an analysis. Request your assistance in determining the content of objects. 2. One of the local papers gave this front page treatment and has thereby generated considerable interest. Any assistance you can render to provide a plausible explanation will be appreciated. OHN P. YOUNGER, Lt Col, USAF Chief, Base Operations & Training Division 6592nd Support Group (AFSC) SMFT/Copt Margenthaler Specimen ot 26 September 1967 ( TDPl'( UFO) ~:1ti~kc: ~ (UIO) MaJ Quintanilla/70916/mhs/20 26 Septellber 1967 6592114 SUpport Group ( ArSC) Slll"t/Capt ler "' - Reference the ptqa1cal apeciaen ~ orpni&atlon torwarcle4 .. oa 26 Septeaber 1967. " Attaahect 1a a cop7 ot the Mao tor the lleeonl writ OD the peciMn. The aupla 11111 be ntua1lecl to JU~rp tiOD at a later 4ate. .. : Jr 1 MaJor 1 uur Office ... , ~ ~"": Memo tor J)lnctorate' . Maj Quin Lanilln Lt TJ!JttlJeJS called regar ding t he tt d nted t k if a acte. Pe d -ot no~ t his could be part o f a sntelli te ec9y. rean him the p~ragrop 1 from the nttnched memo regqr ding the flct that Lhe rocket borJy or Sp1tCe v~licle. of the complete file t1 t his reyuest. ~Yt s not p;1 rt o f ent h im fl copy MEMO FOR THE RBCORD LJI:.C ll 6l Reference Physical Specimen 26 September 1967 1 December 1967 Captain Margenthaler called and asked to have the following questions 1. Could the sample be part of a rocket body or apace vehicle? 2. Is there any indication of burning or cbaring on the outside? 3 Could the obJect be a meteorite? 8 December 1967 Called Mr. Huston (Read of Materials lab) His response to the questions were: 1. le (large) vas not part ot rocket body or space vehicle. It has much too high a silicon content. The slag has a high silicon content such as found in the 2. The sample had been molten at one time. This again was expected of the alag. 3 It is also ualikely that the obJect is a meteorite, since it does not contain enough Ri. !1 December 1967 Called Lt. Marley (Metallurgist) 1. Lt. Marley did not think it was a meteo~ti~ either because meteorites are usually high in Pe, Mn, and contain some Ni. 11 December 1967 Called Dr. Hynek (Aatrophyaiciat) 1. It is def"ini tely DOt the COIIIilOil type