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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8650455

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONMayer Arizona

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
a Was Balloon
12 Anr 62 Mayer, Arizona 0 Probably Balloon
DI Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Lo=al_ 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. not given AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astranomical
CNo Physical Spe: Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LEI OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other Chaff
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Tin foil strips submitted for andlysis. Chaff. Indications are that
these strips are drppped these strips are drppped
frequently in this area on area on
training missions.
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in answering your letter.
The tin-foil Chaff. I Drocped from
atroraft in bundles, they ouickly saparata and each piece of chaff
gives a radar return resembling an airoraft. Thsse radar returns
clutter the monitoring radar scopes masking the movement of the
aireraft. They are exttremely effective as they fall slowly and
parmit the airoraft to pass undetected.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
WILLIAN J. LOOKADCO
Lt. Colonel, USAF Lt. Colonel, USAF
Fublic Public : Information Information Division
Orfice of Information mation
Mrs.
May

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TESREY
OFFICIAL FILE COPY
TD-E/Lt Col Friend
Request fo ters from FBI) 11 June 1962
Iq USAF
SAROI-3b (Major Hart)
Wash 25, DC
l. Reference the attached letters forwarded to this office from the
73I requesting infornation on unidentiried flying objects. These
letters are our ver action you deem
necessary.
2. The tin foil referred the letter from
probably drouped during a mission.
FOR THE COM FOR THE MMANTER ANDER
A.Frend T.Trend OHC/Jene He/Jenee
EDWARD H. WYRN 4 Atchs 4 Atcha
Colonel, USAP Colonel, USAP 1. Lt fm 25 6
Deputy for Science 2. 2. Lt i'm 31 May 62
and and nents cents 3.Lt
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS S UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. USAF
STM DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO
REPLY YO 24C-0-676 6 June 1962
ATTH OF:
SUBJECT: Airborne Chaff
T0: FTD (TD-X3)
1. Attached for your information and any action you may deem necessary
is a letter received from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, together
with a letter received by that agency from a Mrs.
Arizona and the material forwarded by Mrs.
2 The furnlshed writer.
STUTZMAN 1 Atch
Lt Colonel, USAF Cy Ltr FBI, 26 Apr 62
Commander w/atch
Copy to: Hq USAF (AFISI-6D 24C-0-164)
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FETERAL DIRCAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASKINOTON 25, D. C.
Date22
The ettechnd is refemred to your offiou for aueh aition ay moy bo nvoestary.
The writer has bren notified of thde roferense. The wriler has bren notified of thde roferense.
24C-0
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Director of Special Iovestigations
Department of the Air Force 22: 1 C2: 1-5
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