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PROJECT 10973 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | Apr 58 | 2. LOCATION | 4 Mi NE of Shelby, Iowa  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT not given | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Vessel ☐ Air-Vessel ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Air-Intercept Rador  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes Physical ☑ No Specimen | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | N/A | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | N/A  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Metal filings & strips were recovered on a farm. After observation of bursting flash, strips assumed connected w/this flash. Tested strips at local level and found slight ra…

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PP YFWKCX
DE YFWKB 02W/04
E F T O
P 040125Z
LFM CINCSAC
TO COMDR ATIC

CITE SAC-158-1066.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH PROJECT SPACE TRACK OR
PIG IRON. APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) WEEKS AGO A UFOB WAS SIGHTED
OVER THE FARM, MILES NORTHEAST OF SHELBY, IOWA.
A BURSTING FLASH WAS OBSERVED AND A COMPLETE REPORT OF THIS
INCIDENT IS ON FILE AT THE FILTER CENTER, GROUND OBSERVER CORPS,
DES MOINES, IOWA. ON 3 MAY 1958 SOME METAL FILINGS AND STRIPS,
BELIEVED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UFOB, WAS RECOVERED ON THE
FARM. THESE METAL STRIPS WERE TESTED AT THE JANNEY
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|  JOHN MESSAGEFORM | SECURITY CLASSIFICATION  |
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|  SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER  |   |
|  PRECEDENCE | TYPE MSG (Check) | ACCOUNTING SYMBOL | ORIG. OR REFERS TO | CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE  |
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|  ACTION ROUTINE | BOOK | MULTI | SINGLE | X  |
|  INFO |  |  | SAC-158-1066 | UNCL  |
|  FROM: | SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS  |
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|  COMDR, ATIC |   |
|  TO: | COMDR, FILTER CENTER, GOC UNIT, DES MOINES, IOWA  |
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|   | UNCLASSIFIED/AFCIN-4E4  |
|   | Re priority message SAC-158-1066 dated 4 May 1958, re UFO  |
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UNCLAS EFTO

NESMN
BRA024
PP RJEDSO
DE RJEDBR 243
P 051939Z
FM CINCSAC
TO COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
BT
/UNCLAS/E/F T C/DIET 4847 SUBJECT: SIGHTING OF UFOB.
CITE. SAC-158-1058. METAL STRIPS DESCRIBED IN CITED MESSAGE
DEFINITELY IDENTIFIED AS TYPE CHAFF USED BY SAC IN ECM TRAINING.
NO FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY THIS HEADQUARTERS ON THIS
REPORT.
BT
03/2254Z MAY RJEDBR

EFTO - 407-79

UNCLAS EFTO