Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Exploitation of Metallic Fragment from Unidentified Flying Object
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The CIA analyzed a metallic fragment recovered in the Republic of the Congo following a UFO sighting. The analysis concluded the object was an electrical component made of silicon-steel laminate.
This document is a Central Intelligence Agency intelligence assessment dated May 4, 1966, regarding the analysis of a metallic fragment recovered in the Republic of the Congo. The report states that an exploitation report is on file in the CIA Library concerning a metallic fragment measuring approximately 2 inches by 2 inches by 1 inch. This fragment was reportedly recovered by a ground search team near Kerekene, Republic of the Congo, after a UFO was observed falling to earth in that area. Upon examination, the report concludes that the object was not of extraterrestrial origin, but rather was an electrical component constructed of 0.010-inch thick silicon-steel laminate.
The report concludes that the fragment was originally part of an electrical component and was constructed of 0.010-inch thick silicon-steel laminate.
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The report concludes that the fragment was originally part of an electrical component and was constructed of 0.010-inch thick silicon-steel laminate.
A metallic fragment recovered near Kerekene, Republic of the Congo, following a reported UFO incident was analyzed and determined to be an electrical component.