Dow Chemical Company Flying Disc and Fused Sand
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An employee of Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan reported observing a ball of white light burning approximately one foot off the ground on July 9, 1947. He collected fused sand from the location, which was examined and found to contain radioactive material, ordinary sand, and silver deposits.
“About 5:15 p.m., July 9, he and his wife, Laura, were walking in a field when they heard a puff noise about one hundred feet away. They turned and saw a ball of white about the size of a bushel basket burning approximately a foot off of the ground. The fire died out immediately and later Lane scooped up a three inch area of fused sand into a can for examination at their laboratory.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-07-09
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Midland, Michigan; field owned by Dow Chemical Company
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Michigan
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- Detroit Office, FBI
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- Ball of white light
- Size
- About the size of a bushel basket
- Altitude
- 1 ft
Resolution
Material collected but origin unclear; contained radioactive and metallic properties inconsistent with explanation
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_2
Case ID: 1947-FBI-865488
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