Priest Lake, IdahoSeptember 1962

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Summary

In September 1962, campers near Priest Lake, Idaho found an object on the ground that they believed had fallen from the sky. The object was roughly three and three-quarter inches long, two and a half inches wide, and half an inch thick. The campers said it was not in the location the night before but was present the next morning. They assumed it had struck the ground with considerable force, based on an indentation in the earth. They also reported that the object was hot enough to char trees that were wet.

The Air Force assigned the object the number 3-147 and sent it to the Aeronautical Systems Division for analysis. The laboratory found that the object was of earthly origin and was a common type of cinder rock with a high carbon content. The file does not state what conclusion the Air Force reached about whether the object fell from the sky or arrived at the location by other means.

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Reported location

Priest Lake, Idaho

Date of incident

September 1962

State / country

ID / US

Page count

10 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

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3 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS | !
a 0 Was Balloon .
i __D September 1962 Priest Lake, Idaho B WARY Som
i 3. DATE-TIME GROUP ks TYPE OF OBSERVATION ossibly Bolloon | ;
2 3 rd 3 0 Was Aircraft |
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: i EERIE « 3 RT 1 RRR Q Giound- Visual OQ Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft
: CMT. TE Q Air Visudl O Air-Intercapt Radar i TRUER Forever
, 5. PHOTOS Shysioal | 8. SOURCE 2 Was Astronomical
: 0 Yes YAYSALCALX | a : 01 Probably Astronomical
; XB¥No Spec imen jCivi iian [J Possibly Astronomical
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: A one | found on ground Unknown
B10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS es Ro
: | Object believed to be a meieorite Sample submitted to ASD for
I found on ground by campers, Stated analysis, Obj assigned number
: that object was not in location before] 3.147, Report indicated that
! retiring. Obj present in the morning. object was terrestial in ori-
: : Object assumed to fall with consider- gin & common to area, Cinder
I 3 able force because of indentation in type rock with high caroon
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| ground. Assumed to be hot since it content,
| 8 charred trees that were wet, 3 3/4 in
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