PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon /
7Jul 59 Emmons, Minnesota 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local_ N1/A Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS Physical Item 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other Ano3a
0.00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
M/A 7 N/A
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
A metal obj 17 inches long & 5 inches in Lab analysis - anode.
diameter, apparent agnesium alloy,
approx 12 1/4 1bs, found on
owner. owner. Obj very Obj very corroded. It was lying corroded. It wns lying on tor on COT
of the grass, of the grass, & & there were no mrks to there were no mrks to
indicate obj had fallen. indicate obj had fallen.
(0BSEC N SPECIMEN FILE) 0B5EC IN SPECIMEN FICE)
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17 September 1959
Dear
letters of
There are no still or motion pictures available for loan.
Suggest you contact the owners of film submitted to Air
Technical Intelligence evaluation as it is always
returned.
The object you refer to which was found The object you refer to which was found in Minnesota was in Minnesota was
a magnesium anode. This was not a tentative a magnesium anode. This was not a tentative identification, iden ication,
but a final evaluation in this case.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, Major, USAF USAF
Public Information Division
Office of Information Services
Mr.
Fulcrum Productions
P.O
Morristown, New Jersey
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attentive to our photograph as submitted to ATIC
for analysis; we will eage results
of th on
uld 1t if you would send us
any availa on the current atetus
of. Project raport sue d
on the first six n73 thi3 vear. ar-
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the still or
motion-oictures in ATlC or cther files. pertaining
to the subjeot office
for Ican or f11 Vlarl- interested
in locating the
this town a dozan by Mr.
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which were submitted.to IIC.
Thank you for your
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Dear, Major Tacker,
As I have not yet received ary reply tc my
letter of 29 July, I thought perhaps I could save
an additional letter and ask cne or tw additional
questions sae note.
As you Berlier
strange materi Jaldweil, we
have been investigating a numl trange
material (in this case I dc Ioe)
both there and elsewbere in th neve
recently learned of scme 1 unusual material which fell
on the f one Lea, Minn.
Sheriff Everette Stovern of Ereeborn County,
obtain sample
to add
I would redirect vour attention to my earlier
question about photographs, as we are tryinc to assemble
89 m ctos relati pessible.
your
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SAFIS-3a/Maj Tadker/mhb/72291
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7J044 1959
17 Septerber 1959
Dear
letters of
ber 1959.
There are no still or motion pictures available for loan.
Suggest you contact the owners of film submitted to Air
Technical Intelligence Center for evaluation as it is alvays
returned.
The obgect you refer to vhich was found The obgect you refer to which was found in Minnesota was in Minnesota was
a magnesium anode. a magnesium anode. This wes not a tentetive This was not a i tentetive identification, identification,
but but a rinal evaluation in this case. a rrinal evaluation in this case.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
LAMPLNCD J. TACKER LA.PLNCD J. TACKER
Major, Najor, USAF
Public Information Division Informetion Division
office of Information Services
Morristown, New Jersey
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and Captain Gregory:
Albert I on the scene and photographed it
object was ver
indicate a flight or fall. Bushes and nearby trees were checked by the AISS
indications of any broken leaves or anything that would

be notified by teke phone as t to PeS which
area it would land.
(4)It was also requested that all possible photographs be included,
including statement of witnesses to the effect was
lying on top of the grass with no marks of disturbance or burning of the grass.
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Force PIo officers were badgering him for details. He was instructed to
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asked to ascertain if there were artillery renges in that area.
Captain Gregory
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to your offic paragraph one.
3. The object picked
Mr indicates in his letter (see attachment) - that this fact has
already been brought to his attention.
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and coordinated with SAFIS, is not and coordinated with SAFIS, is to provide special rovlde special inforration inforration or
samples to the general public. samples to the general public.
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2. Suggested reply to M letter 29 July 1959, was forwarded
paragraph one.
3. The object picked
already been brought to his attention.
4. 4. This Center, in keeping with a with a recently established policy by AFCIN by AFCIN
and coordinated with SArIS, is not and coordinated with SArIS, is not provide special inf information or 'ormation or
samples to the general public.
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