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|  1. DATE 8 Apr 58 | 2. LOCATION Greens Fork, Ind. |   | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT N/A | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |   |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☑ Yes Physical ☐ No Specimen | 6. SOURCE Civilian  |   |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION N/A | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE N/A | ☐ Other Book ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Particl…

After strike orbit
Before strike orbit

KARTH

"Plenty of description
I will never observe a
while I patho"

March 14, 1958

No answer required. J.H.

Meteorologist
Wright-Patterson
Air-Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

Dear Sir:

I notified your base, by phone, a year ago of a meteor
strike. You were not interested, however, whenever I yell
stone, you arrive as if shot from a jet. This is a sketch
of what I feel happened, untold years ago.
Please forgive me, for being interested.

Sincerely,

(Signed)
Box , Indiana

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March 18, 1958

Meteorologist
Wright-Patterson
Air-Force Base
Dayton, Ohio.

Dear Sir:

Please forgive me for the previous letter. You know I have those days. My feeling was, that something constructive could be gotten from a ground survey, not at 20 thousand ft. Ton after ton after ton of the stuff is laying around or being used for a variety of things.

The largest particle that I have seen is in the valley north of Newcastle. Large particles are also at the top of the hill at Spiceland. I feel this is the path of the main body. Our mail man recalls seeing something of the comet nature, c…

March 19, 1958

Heteorologist
Wright-Patterson
Air-Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

Dear Sir:

You know I didn't think to explain the weakness of the structure of this meteor. It contained the secret of an otherwise, hopeless mess.

(1) It was a stony Conglomerate.

(2) Some of these particles are crumbly.

(3) By far the most important, is the pockets of flint in the conglomerate. As you well know, a particle of flint the size of a marble, will when heated, blast many feet, in every direction. Particles of flint found are many, many times the size of the marbles. They show the marks of heat and blast…

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OFFICIAL FILE COPY
OFFICE OF RECORD

28 MAR 1958

COORDINATION
AFCIN-4
AFCIN-4X2b
Mr.
Greensfork, Indiana
Dear Mr.

Thank you for your letters of 18 and 19 March 1958.

The Air Force is not interested in meteors that have fallen in the past, excepting those which contain a large content of metal.

We appreciate your interest and if we have a need for further information on the matter we will communicate with you.

Sincerely,

LEE H. STRAHL
Deputy Chief
Air Intelligence Office

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April 8, 1958

Deputy Chief
Air Intelligence Office

Dear Mr. Strahl:

Thanks so much for your letter of Mar. 28, 58.

Am I sorry that there isn't more metal in the thing for you. Am enclosing the only chunk that has a very high metal content, that I have so far found. I do not have any further need for the chunk and therefore do not think of returning it.

Thanks again for the communication.

Sincerely,

Indiana

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AFCIN-4X3/Mr Hieatt/dmt/55266
Mr. [redacted]
Greenafork, Indiana

Dear Mr. [redacted]

We have received the specimen which you believe to be a meteorite.

The specimen will be given a careful study and analysis to determine if it is of meteoric origin. You will…

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FILE NO.
SUBJECT Request for Analysis and Identification - Purported Meteorite

TO AFCIN-4E2c
FROM AFCIN-4E4
DATE 23 Apr 58
COMMENT NO. 1
4E4/Capt G.T. Gregory/wm
69216

1. Request subject specimen be subjected to necessary studies and tests to determine whether it is of meteoric origin; and, if so, whether predominantly of the "stony" or "nickel-iron" type.

2. The Air Force interest in these bodies is well known, particularly of the latter.

3. Attached are certain documents showing some background and previous action taken to possib…