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1. DATE

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Report of a hole or path 40 ft long,
3 f£t wide with burnt metal particles
from Sheriff (in tuxn) - to 3rd Army
Hq - Ft McPherson, Atlanta,Ga,
to Maj McCoy, Robbins AFB, Ga, to
FO Project Officer - WPABB (ATIC)

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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; | 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
QO Was Balleon
2 Decenber 1957 15 Mi W of Russellville, Alajg Eromeny Ee leon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION CRE eRe:
heel) cc NA Me oe ee 0 Ground-Vi suel O Ground-Redar Preble kiverais
Ging as ee NX. © Air Visual D Air-intercept Rader o Possibly Aireraft
S. PHOTOS b. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
OYes Physical C Probobly Astronomicel
MNe Specimen Original: Farmer & Sheriff |? Possibly Astronemicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE OXOrher tip Tank
5 pay Eel slant Data for Eveluation
N/A one N/A wg

11, COMMENTS

Further inquiries indicated that
object was an aircraft tip tank
accidently dropped,

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| AC OPERATIONA IMMEDIATE

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NTIAL MESSAGES CNOIN 198, 29 NOV 57, AND CNOIN
C 57. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FORWARDED FOR YOUR

: ION AND NECESSARY ACTION. ON 8 DEC 57 AT 1225 EST, HO 14

AF SAR DUTY CONTROLLER RECEIVED A CALL FROM MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE
REQUESTING INFORMATION OF POSSIBLE TIP TANK DROP ON 2 DECEMBER 57e
MEMPHIS CONTROL REPORTED AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT DROPPED 15 MILES

WEST OF RUSSELLVILLE, ‘ALABAMA. OBJECT_MADE A HOLE IN THE GROUND

4g FEET IDTH, WITH BURNT MELTED METAL AROUND THE
| AREA. MR OWNER OF PROPERTY, STATED HE HEARD
AN EXPLOSION ON-2 DEC R BUT. FOUND NOTHING UNTIL 8 DECEMBER

57¢ LOCAL SHERIFF WAS GUARDING AREA UNTIL 2298 EST, 8 DEC 576
|AT 1239 EST MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE ADVISED THIS HEADQUARTERS THAT

Classification Cancelled

OR Changed to ave
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‘THEY HAD REQUESTED THE HUNTSVILLE ARMY DUTY OFFICER TO CONTACT O-«
Xe AT MEMPHIS CONTROLe AT 1245 EST, HQ 14 AF SAR DUTY CONTROLLER

CALLED RESTONE ARSENAL DUTY OFFICER AND HUNTSVILLE STAFF DUTY

OFFICERe NEITHER HAD INFO CONCERNING BASIC MESSAGE. AT 1448 EST,

/44 AF SAR DUTY CONTROLLER CALLED REDSTONE DUTY OFFICER,

'WHO STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED MESSAGEe AT 1622
'EST, 14 AF SAR CONTROLLER THEN CALLED AIR FIELD OPERATIONS AT REDSTONE,
_ AND WAS INFORMED THAT CAPTAIN SELFE WAS ENROUTE IN A BEAVER TO IN-

| VESTIGATE. SAR DUTY CONTROLLER REQUESTED THAT 14 AF BE NOTIFIED

OF RESULTS. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE /REGEIVED VIA MAXWELL FLIGHT STATION
FROM HUNTSVILLE: "FROM AERIAL RECON$ UNABLE TO DETERMINE NATURE OF
/OBJECTe MATTER BEING TURNED OVER TO 3 ARMYe SIGNED BY CAPTAIN J K

/SELFEe” ON 9 DECEMBER 57, HQ 144 AF INTELLIGENCE DIVISION CONTACTED
COL FRINDELL, CHIEF INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, 3 ARMY G-2e CID AGENT
AND 2 €1) Ese Me. INVESTIGATING THIS REPORTe 3 ARMY WILL KEEP THIS

' HEADQUARTERS INFORMED OF ANY FURTHER DEVELOPMENTSe THE UNDERSIGNED
'RELAYED COMPLETE DETAILS BY TELEPHONE TO ATIC, CAPT GREGORY, WRIGHT
' PATTERSON AFBy DAYTON, OHIO, INDICATING POSSIBLE RELATIONSHIP TO
OPERATION "PIG IRON.”

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