NASA FOIA 21-HQ-F-00500

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.tho.t fell 'to earth :Jaw\) ti:lo in tho !locond wo~k .or lIarch in
the oro a or TDrau~c~, no~th-cQntrQl p~~t ot tag Stnto of Acre.
A.ccol~dinlJ to the ru':lbcl' g:lthcrcr '1/!lO v.i.tn,~!)od th~ do..:;c~nt ot
th.':) lI~nto:llitofl .. 1 t ra1l nt Q !"odncot\ =,~~d witb n alight
Dplt'J.l spin. Sa \1,Jnt on to noto that. rlo:nt)D cuuld bo 3'::0n
cOlnnc f:-oY.1 t"ro ends of tito object a3 it come dot·m . Th'l
£ollowin3 dnYJ when ho ~otriovod the objoct, 1t lay in a burned
nroa.
On H~!'ch 18, 1961h t.he locol ro!,or~'_' I;" 1'01" 0 LIIlW:.".r. tUl.'ned
cha n::>Dt01}.1 to novo:, to Bri£iaduil·o . A't'~ndo ,·: -:::!cz,::., Clj:il:r. .~•.-,., . :;.:.~
of tho Bclmll...hc~dquQ.rtorcd i'1rot tar Zone. At th'3 In·.,tit .)!:!.~n
ot B:'i,:adai!'o iIone:;:c3, !"opro:Jcn"tl!ttve:;; of" th:l Co~ul3.~o ".;1'"
permittod to via", to.e "satollite". TIle obj09ct i3 c. holl·:·-·
spbere, 52 inches in oircumf'ct'onc'l and vi,-;h:'!i .901"00 eleven ~·::'1t)3.
T:'1e sr>Mre was conotr-ucted by "101din~ tozetheI' !:;vl0 h o n1s::,!:.~r(;.:!J
the wclld boi!1:"; OIl. obviolls merlei n~ on th!3 s1.U"f'e.ce o~ th~ 0");. j:: -;t.
Tho outer n!cl n of th., "sn tell i.te II has undeI'zon~ con",irl.;:."!",",'?!'.,
OXVo:::urr. or bU!'ning but tn'£: :JiG03 of an ollrlier o·,e=--?2.in~in'J;
CGn 3till bo :;c~nj ono h::!;!!.' pni'::.tcd !l unttoriil da.!"k <;olo!" t' I~':d le
t.h e other half of tho s;J':1.o)rc 10 dlvld qd betH88n eight conic!!l
(,10) 31icc~ 01" o.1.ttJrnatinr: dt'Ll'k :md lirrhtcr eolo~. The
~ph~!'H b ~\:') t '·.'Q .3 t~' ll);.l 'Wi tll t?rroatiod opo,n1:-:.:;:; o!,? _cpposl t~ aidc.:;,.
1'01" clor.':~\!~;"J rtut 1.1 ~ilten.in~ . O.,a !lll:.'t n!,ponrs ,to h:l'N1 be')n
hIH\"t fU;'t.,d onto ito stl..·l"'. In oth. ~ :"' resooota tho. JI!!~t"'llit~lI
i.!1 in un11C1 lolly- ."",;oC'..:! .;."'I;"1,1ition (tll::;(),"3t :..c.thout d.c:tt!l1 1'0:" .,,~
~hjoct thot "roll to o:;:-";i' ". ...J
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