West Rindge, New Hampshire metal fragments, July 7, 1947
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Multiple people observed burned spots and metallic fragments in a circular area on a lawn near West Rindge, New Hampshire. Scientists at MIT examined fragments showing evidence of extreme heat, approximately fourteen inches in diameter when reconstructed.
“AT APPROXIMATEY THREE PM ON JULY SEVEN LAST SEVERAL PEOPLE SITTING ON A PORCH OBSERVED ON THE LAWN OF EARL [redacted] WHITEHEAD, ROUTE TWO NAUGHT TWO, WEST RINDGE, N.H., LITTLE CURLS OF SMOKE, WHICH ON INSPECTION DISCLOSED SMALL BURNED [redacted] SPOTS ABOUT ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES IN DIAMATER ON THE GREEN LAWN.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-07-07
- Precision
- day
- Location
- West Rindge, New Hampshire, Route 202
- Country
- United States
- Region
- New Hampshire
- Branch
- FBI
- Unit
- Boston FBI, MIT liaison
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- metallic fragments, reconstructed as approximately circular object
- Size
- approximately fourteen inches in diameter, three sixteenths of an inch thick
Resolution
Scientists suggested similarity to V-2 bomb lining or possibly jet turbine plane debris; analysis inconclusive
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_1
Case ID: 1947-FBI-DCF381-81A1
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