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Case File 341-5-469: Analysis of Material from New Middletown, Ohio

📅 27 Nov 1957 📍 New Middletown, Ohio 🏛 USAF 📄 field_report
New MiddletownOhioIron Pyrite1957USAFinvestigation

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An investigation into material claimed to have fallen from the sky in New Middletown, Ohio, in 1957. The Air Force identified the material as iron pyrite, refuting the source's claims.

This document consists of a collection of photographs of small, mineral-like fragments and the associated administrative file cover. The file, labeled 341-5-469 and dated November 27, 1957, pertains to an investigation conducted in New Middletown, Ohio. The primary evidence consists of physical samples that were submitted to the Air Force for analysis. Capt. G. T. Canyon, the investigating officer, documented the findings on a cloth bag containing the samples. The official conclusion reached by the investigator is that the material is iron pyrite, not a meteorite as the source had claimed. The report further notes that the material did not fall from the sky as alleged and that the physical state of the samples—specifically that they had been in water for some time—contradicted the narrative provided by the source, identified as a Mr. Zeyler, to the press. The document serves as a record of the debunking of a reported aerial phenomenon event.

Iron Pyrite - not meteorite as claimed by source. Did not fall out of the sky as claimed.

Official Assessment

Iron Pyrite - not meteorite as claimed by source. Did not fall out of the sky as claimed.

The material submitted for analysis was identified as iron pyrite, contradicting the source's claim that it fell from the sky. Furthermore, the investigator noted the material had been in the water for some time, contrary to the statement provided by the source to the press.

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