PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8235588

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONAvoca Wisconsin

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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0 Was Bulloon
DR 24 Cctober 1960 Avoca,_Wisconsin 100 Prabobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GRGUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locol Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor n Wos Aircroft
0D Probably Airerelt
GMT. - CAirVisuol D Air-Inteicept Radur Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astrenomiedl
Yes Physical 0 Probobly Astronomical
XX No Specinen Civilian Possibly Astronomicol
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 2X Other .chafr
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluution
D Unknown
not reported multiplo on ground
0. BRISF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Pioces of tinfoil found in I bunches, Physical specimens were chaff,
all of the same sizo. Witness sant all of the same . Witness sant used in jamning radar. used in jamaing radar.
sanples for ovaluation. sanples for ovaluation.
ATIC FORM 329 (RRV 26 SEP 52)
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SAFOL-31/ Col  cker/nhb, 2291
4 November 1960
Dear Mios
This is to ecknovledge your Latter of 24 October
concerning the sinfoll material you found near Madloon,
Wisconsin.
This waterial is celled windrow or chaff by the Air
Force and is dropped from nllitary uirera to confusa
ground rader readings. This alfficult for
the ground redar operator to the ground rodar aircrafe. This This
type of maneuver is used during training mlnsions and ve type of maneuver is used during trainio aoions and ve
have hod some recently have hod so recently in the Mediecn, Wisconain area. Lecn, Wisconain area.
Thank you for your intereat. Thank you for your interast.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Lt. Colonel, USAF
Public Information Diviaion
Office of Information
Avoes, Wisconsla
Comeback O1-34
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