PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8724752

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1964

REPORTED LOCATIONWestfield Wisconsin

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
DR 9 Jun 64 Westfiien, Wisconsin Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
CMT n/a AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probobly Astronomical
No phys spec - civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other natural copper
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
n/a one found on ground Unknown
IO. BRIE SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Physical specimen thought to be meteorite sent
to Northvestern for evaluation. R port indicatled
that the object was not a meteor but a rare example
in that portion of the country of a chunk of native
copper.
ATIG FORM 39 (RXV 26 3EP 52) ATIG FORM 329 (RXV 26 3EP 52)
1. 1.

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native copper. This natly occurs much farther
you are, but rought down to your erea by a
glacier.
Native copper Nattve copper is elosely tied up with is elosely tied up with the hiatory of of northern Mich-
igan and Wiseonsin, as it was the presance or igan and Wiseonsin, as it wae the presance native copper that copper that
I am sorry I am sorry that I that I say that you have that you meteorite, but you still
do have a piece.
.
Sincerely yours,
*
S
J. Allen Hynek
Direetor
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c.e: Major Hector Quintanilla

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Westfield, Wis. 53964

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WIS. 1964 U.S.ATRMAIL
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Mrs. M.
Route 1 Rouse I
Westfield, Wisconsin Westfield, Wisconsi 539644
Dear Mrs.
In reply to your recent inquiry regarding government agencies
that are interested in obtaining pieces lling meteors, we
suggest you write to the Department of the Air Force, Department suggest you write to the Department 2 17M Force, Department
of Defense Building, the Pentagon, Washington, D. C. 2o330. This
office will forward your information to the pr source,
We appreciate We apprec in Chicago hicago
Tribune." Tribune.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Walt Fhlin
Walter J. Malins
General Information Bureau
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