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This U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book case file, hosted by The Black Vault, covers a fireball seen on 9 December 1965 over Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Canada, and concludes it was a meteor. It holds memos on calls about Acme, Pennsylvania, where a search from the Oakdale Radar Site found nothing, plus letters from witnesses and a photographer. It also includes a Sky and Telescope article on the Great Lakes fireball and letters identifying material found in Lapeer County as chaff.
“County deputy sheriff”1 page
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REPLY TO ATTN OF: TDEW/UFO DEC 28 1965 SUBJECT: Request for UFO Information TO: Hq USAF SAFOICC (Mrs Hunt) 1. Mr Kenneth A Parks, Lapeer County Sheriff, has requested information regarding the identity of some material which he submitted to FTD. The following paragraph is provided to assist you with your reply. 2. The "fireball" which was spotted by Lapeer County residents was also observed by residents in Indiana, Ohio, Southeastern Michigan, and Pennsylvania. There is no connection between the fireball and the material which was found in Lapeer County. The material submitted to FTD for analysis, by Sheriff Parks, is "chaff." This material is dropped by aircraft to confuse radar complexes when participating in interdiction exercises. "Chaff" can travel for many miles, depending on wind currents and wind velocities. FOR THE COMMANDER ERIC T de JONCKHEERE, Colonel, USAF Deputy for Technology and Subsystems 2 Atchs 1. Ltr Lapeer County Sheriff 2. Envelope containing chaff
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