PROJECT BLUE BOOK

i PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
Mid December L958 IAnprox 3 Mi S of_Yan Leer 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Tennessee
Local Ground-Visual Graund-Rador 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
aYes Physical 0 Probably Astronomical
No Specimen Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
(H0AX)
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
0:00 Insufficient Data for Evdluation
Unknown
N/A
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Honeycombed material in several The specinen was analyzed by
pieces, brownish-black, observed materials lab, W. LADC, & was
very high directly overhead, fell found to be partially oxidized
almost straight down & was recovered or burned sugar.
by observers.
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Headquarters
839TH AIR DIVISION
United States Air Force
Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee
DO C2 SAN 1950
SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified
TO: Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
In accordance with AFR 200-2, dated 2 February 1958, Report
of Unidentified Flying Object is forwarded herewith for evaluation
and necessary action.
FOR THE COMNANDER:
BenL Steele
1 Incl 1st It, USAF
AF Fm 1l2 & 112a AF Fm ll2 & 112a Asst Dir of Adm 1 1 1
(5 cys)
SMC
1003518

Major Virgil I. Lumning
IA/ AFR 200-2, dtd 2 February 1953
SUBJECT
Recovery of Astrononical Naterial of Unknown Substance
List inclosurex at lower lest. Beyin tezt of report on Alf Form !iza.)
IAW Requirement of Paragraph 15, AFR 200-2:
a. Honeycombed.
Largest portion about the size of a baseball.
Brownish-black.
One large and several sualler pieces.
Appears honeycombed.
Somewhat of an odorless plastic like material. Somewhat of an odorless plastic like material. .
N/A
3003000093 3030 None. Hone.
None.
b. b. A bright glow which was observed high in the sky caused by intense glow which was observed high in the sky causod by intonse
burning.
Very high and directly overhead.
Object fell earthward and was recovered by observers. Object fell earthward and was recovered 1 by observers.
Earthvard alnost straight down. Earthward alnost straight down.
N/A NA
Estimate unknown.
C Ground-visual.
No optical aids enployed.
N/A
d. Unknown.
Night.
e. Coordinates 87°27W - 36°124N,
f. (1) Civilian - Mr. A age Varleer,
Dickson County, Tennessee.
5. ( Unknowm.
was. Not available due to uncertain date of incident.
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matter. wo 2Air Policemen were dispatched to the above cited residence
to reccive the material. Upon the delivery of the material to the base,
the preparing officer was contacted at which time a telephone conversation
was established with Mr. s stated that subject
material had been recovered on and Mrs.
, Vanleer, Dickson County, Tennessee
approximately the middle of December l958 and had been sighted by them approximately the middle of Dec bee n sighted by them
during the early evening hours. It was observed, at first, to be high in
the sky decending rapidly and burning intensely. rapidly and burning intensely. As it decended its rate As it decended I its rate
of fall decreased until near the carth it appeared as a floating object. until near the carth it appeared as a floating object.
This could account for the decreasing density of the substance which This could account for the decreasing density of the substance which
apparently was. rather heavy upon initial observation. Recovered material apparently was. rather upon initial observation. Recovered material
is very is very light light and porous. and porous.
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PROJECT BIUE BOOK
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2. The solubility of the material was examined. It was found to be
insoluble in the usual organic solvents chloroform, ether,
ethanol and some 2,4 dinitrophenylhydrazine reagent added. A
crystalline prec
5. A water solution of the submitted sanple was found to readily
reduce Fehling's solution. If the sample was pure sucrose, it
would not reduce Fehling's solution, but in partially oxidized
state of the ænple olysis pro uld be present.
6. an emission spectra the submitted sample shows between O.l to 1
1% silicon plus magnes and calcium
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III. CONCLUSIONS:
The submitted sample MP 5ll7 appears to be a partially oxidized or burned
indicate it is probably a mixture
of mono and disaccharides.
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