PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8858786

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONSalamanca New York

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION

1. DATE 12. CONCLUSIONS

© Wes Ballcon
2 August 1958 Salamance, Ne S Brobebly te ae
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION one
B)2Ground- Vi sual © Ground-Redor - Beaeaiy haves -
O Air Vi sual © Air-Intercept Roeder |2 Possibly Aircroft
OUR © Was Astronomicel
: © Probebly Astronomical
© Possibly Astronomicel
Pa CK >Dther__L .
e 9. OURSE “ pe OSS
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS pte peg epg
0 Unknown
hot rptd thousands tailin:s
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ll. COMMENTS

‘Sample of foil sent for analysis, Spectrographic analysis showed
Thousands observed falling over objs to be Radar chaff similar
area about several hundred feet to 28 Al as specifac under
wide, Glittered while in air, Pieces AMS 4001l=b sheet stock,
looked as though they were subjected
to heat, Additional witnesses insist
that tiey feel a tingle when they

touch the objects.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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100M —6-67 Form 300 Linen

—" Salamanca, N.Y.
August 3, 1956

Commanding Officer

Wright Air Force Base

Dayton, Ohio

Dear. Sirs.

Yesterday at approximately 600pm, I noticed thousands of silver colored
objects of various sises falling aréund my tower while working. I
assumed they were foil dropped by an air force plane for fouling radar,
although I did not see nor hear any plane. I could see these objects

glittering in the sinlight for several hundred feet in the air.

Upon searching I found several pieces, of which I am enclosing this
sample of metal, which looks as if it were through an explosion or
some terrefic heat.

Of course this has evoked much and conjecture, everything from a
jet bomber explosion to a falling sputnik, and seversl of the men
insist they feel a tingle in their hand where they touched this,

For what it may be worth for evaluation and testing, this is just on
small piece , there must be thousands more sround if you are
interested, ,

Yours very truly,

_

Bradford, Pa.

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Major Tecker

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QRGAIEZATION AND LOCATION COOR DIMA TIO
AN 13-3
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lL. UFO fron. general public.

2e The description of the object is -
characteristic of radar chaff. s.0 hus
exercises qiite often cnd several ti..es the
has sent in samples as UFOs.

3. The analysis is attacned for your informatio
only.

FROM MAME OR TITLE

ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION

DD is: 1 FEB 50 95 Pema a. te his Oo. ele A S.gn8 AFRO

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SECURITY ™ ASSIFICATION (i/ eng)

DISPOSITION FORM

SUBJECT
(U) UFO Report

TO AFCIN@4E2c FROM AT CIN|)E) DATES Aug 1958 COMMENT NO. 1
AFCIN-LEl/ Sit. Bolieu/ac
Ext 6-9216/Bldg 828

1. In accordance with existing policies, the attached UFO Report and metal
specimen is forwarded for ycur analysis and comments.

1 Inel: Hen ‘a Le MILEY ;

Ltr dtd 3 Aug 58 AFCIN=E
Se eee
w/metal specimen
AFCIN=-4E4 AFCIN=-4E2 15 Aug 58 COIZZNT #2
AFCIN-422¢/CAaNaugle/gdh

50193/2é 828/Rm 150/érea A

1. The metal sample furnished, along with the above report, has been analyze:
spectographically and shows the following compositions

Al f Si Cu Fe Mn Mg TH.
et 205 e2 od 201 Ol

2e This composition corresponds. very closely to 2S Al as svecified under
44S 4001-B for sheet. stock, Because of the ductility exhibited by the specimen
(bending back and forth with fingers is possible), it is concluded thet the
sample is sheet stock end not cast; hence, photomicrographs were not mede, The
sample in question could well be radar foil which has been burned

¢ mad

1 inel MER E,. MARTIN
n/e ieting Chief
AFCIN-f4E2

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17 September 1956