Declassified UFO / UAP Document
EXPLOITATION OF METALLIC FRAGMENT FROM UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
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A metallic fragment recovered in the Congo after a reported UFO sighting was analyzed by the CIA. The assessment concluded the object was a piece of an electrical component made of silicon-steel laminate.
This Central Intelligence Agency document, dated May 4, 1966, serves as an intelligence assessment regarding the recovery of a physical object in the Republic of the Congo. The document notes that an exploitation report is held in the CIA Library concerning a metallic fragment, measuring approximately 2 inches by 2 inches by 1 inch, which was recovered near Kerekene. The fragment was reportedly found following a ground search conducted after a UFO was observed falling to earth in the area. Upon analysis, the report concludes that the object was not of extraterrestrial origin, but rather a piece of an electrical component constructed from 0.010-inch thick silicon-steel laminate.
The report concludes that the fragment was originally part of an electrical component that was constructed of 0.010-inch thick silicon-steel laminate.
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Official Assessment
The report concludes that the fragment was originally part of an electrical component that was constructed of 0.010-inch thick silicon-steel laminate.
A metallic fragment recovered near Kerekene, Republic of the Congo, following a UFO incident, was identified as an electrical component made of silicon-steel laminate.