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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 3 Jun 58 | 2. LOCATION Marshalltown, Iowa |   | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local between 9-9:30PM GMT 04/0300Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |   |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes Physical ☑ No Specimen | 6. SOURCE Civilian |   | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION N/A | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE N/A | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly…

DETACHMENT 1
4715TH GROUND OBSERVER SQUADRON
Knights of Columbus Building
601 South 6th Street
Springfield, Illinois

GOS1 10 June 1958

SUBJECT: Unknown Object

TO: Commander
4715th Ground Observer Squadron
Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base
Grandview, Missouri

Forwarded for your information and necessary action are the attached letter and sample sent to the Springfield Filter Center by Mr. OOC Post Supervisor at Marshalltown, Iowa.

2 Incls:
1. Ltr
2. Sample

CARL R. SURRAN
Captain, USAF
Commander

Marshalltown, Iowa
June 7, 1958

Capt. Carl R. Surran, USAF
Commander
Det. #1, 4715th GO Sqdn.
601 South 6th Street
Springfield, Illinois

Dear Captain Surran:

I am enclosing a fragment from an object that struck the roof of the trailer house of [redacted]. Tuesday nite, June 3rd, between 9 and 9:30 PM.

Mr. [redacted] brought this object to us last nite following a radio broadcast from our local radio station KFJB regarding a Russian appeal for information concerning their latest sattelite. Mr. [redacted] reported as follows: "when the object struck, it sounded like a loud report of a rifle"…

AEL
N/A

GOS-1, Det #1, 4715th Gnd Obsr Sq, 10 Jun 58, Subj: Unknown Object.

OPNS 1st Ind

4715th Ground Observer Squadron, Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, 16 June 1958

TO: Commander, 20th Air Division (Def), ATTN: Director of INT, Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri

1. Forwarded for your information and necessary action.

2. The attached object was checked for radioactivity by M/Sgt Brown, 328th CAMRON and was found to be completely non-radioactive.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

2 Incls: n/c

MARIH K. STATHAM
2nd Lt, USAF
Adjutant

CDIDI 2d Ind 1609 17

Hq Central Air Defense Force, …

ARTIFACT # 341-7-471
Located in Artifact Room