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Danforth, Illinois, August 1947

Date of account
1947-08
Location
Danforth, Illinois
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD .DATE·TIMEGROUP 2.LCATION DR Aug。1947 Danforth,Ilinios 3. SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Civilian Hoax 4.NUMBEROF OBJECTS One 5.LENGTHOFOBSERVATION II.BRIEFSUMMARYANDANALYSIS Instmument found by a farmer near Danforth,Illinios.He saif itlanded in themiddlo ofa soction ofhis farm land and burnedweeds2feettall tofinoash an area oflfeetin 6.TYPEOFOBSERVATION diametoraround wheretheobjectdroped. The articles contained in the instrumant was analyzed and 7.COURSE it was found that no connection can bemadebetweon these article3 and the so-called uFlying saucor."Tho3e specimen3, therofore.,aro considorod aspart ofa hoax that could barr 8.PHOTOS perpetrated byalnostanyone seekingpublicityorfor othar reasons Yy No 9.PHYSICALEVIDENCE 口No Soe Case File FORM FTD SEP630-329 (TDE) Pviougditlonyolhiormaybeuaed.

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