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SUBJ: SATELLITE SECTION FOUND IN SWAZILAND
I. CO'~ONWEALTH OHICE OFFIciAL CALLED EMBASSY THIS MORNING
TO SAY OBJECT WHICH LANDED AT SIGIVE HILLS NEAR LUIlULI IN
~~i~iA~~S~~I~~r~NA~:~S~EEjE~~~ ~~WM:~R~~E~A~~ ~~N~~~A ' S~~~~LITE. :
2. ACCORDING POLICE DESCRIPTION, OBJECT IS TRUNCATED CONE SIX
AND ONE HALF INCHES IN HEIGHT AND WEIGHING JUST OVER TWELvE
POUNDS. UPPER HALF ~EASURES ELEVEN INCHES ACROSS, LOWER HALF
EIGHT AND ONE HALF INCHES. CONE APPEARS TO BE HADE OF ALUMINUM.
INSIDE CONE IS HOLLOW CYLUDER FOtJR INcES IN DIAMETER. IN
LOWER PORTION OF CONE IS PORTHIIlE· WITH DOUa.E GLASS, WITH
INNER GLASS HELD DOWN BY Coa.LAR SECURED BY EIGHT BOLTS WIRED
TQGETHER. ;
3. ON WIDE SIDE OF CONE, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO
GRE.AT HEAT, THERE IS CORK PACKING"THAT HAS BEEN BOLTED TO SONETHU
ELSE BY EIGHT BILTS, OF WHICH THREE HAVE BEEN BURNED OFF.
INSCR IPT I ON HAS 32413 VB IN RAISED LETTERS AND NUNERALS APPEARS
ON ONE OF BOL TS.
4. ,CO OFFICIAL ADDED OBJECT HAS BEEN TESTED ' FOR RADIOACTIVITY
AND FOUND NOT DANGERCUS.
5. OBJECT IS AVAILAa.E FOR INSPECTION IF USG SO DESIRES. PLEASE
ADVISE.
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