Northern Ohio, October 1958October 1958

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Summary

In October 1958, pieces of tinfoil were found on the ground in northern Ohio. A civilian mailed a sample to the Air Technical Intelligence Center and asked for an explanation. He said the material appeared to have fallen from the sky.

The Air Force studied the sample. A physical analysis showed the objects were chaff. Chaff is made of aluminum foil and is dropped from aircraft during training to confuse enemy radar.

The Air Force replied that chaff is often found in areas of the United States where such training is conducted. The case was concluded as chaff. This case is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Northern Ohio, October 1958

Date of incident

October 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 34

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= PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD EE RT ———
: 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS - E
: O Was Balloon 3
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E GMT dn Be i EGR O AirVisud =~ o Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft E
E Ss. PHOTOS 2 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical 1
5 OYes ihysicol DO Probably Astronomical :
E IX No $i oe amen Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
5 EE EE EE EE EE Ti To TS Ty Te TT a ET Te a ET Te rr ee Se] “3 ~< Te
g 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BX: Other Chaff. ~ 3
: ; O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
: : DO Unknown ; 1
3 many found on ground ; 2
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; 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 3
i Fleeces if tinfoil reeovered in North | Physical analysis shows objs 3
ern Ohio forwarded for analysis, to be chaff. si
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ; ? 3

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