Correspondence Relating to Project Blue Book, 1955

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CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
VICKSBURG DISTRICT

U. S. POST OFFICE AND COURT HOUSE BLDG.
VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI

ADDRESS REPLY TO:

DISTRICT ENGINEER
VICKSBURG DISTRICT
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P. O. BOX 60
VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI

REFER TO FILE NO.

LMKVC

26 January 1955

SUBJECT: Falling Object - Sardis Lake

TO: Intelligence Officer, U. S. Army Air Force, Washington, D. C.

1. On 8 December 1954 an object was found by local interests on Tract P-125, Sec. 1, T-7-S, R-5-W, Mississippi, and turned over to personnel of this District at the Sardis Dam Field Office, located approximately seven miles north of Batesville, Mississippi. The object is in fairly good shape and has a white parachute attached to it, a paper cover on it marked "Signal Corps, U. S. Army, Radiosonde AN/AMT-3, Serial No. 2295 (number blurred and somewhat doubtful), Order No. 11083-Phila - 47-77, Washington Institute of Technology, Inc." Stamped on the inside of the cover of this device are the letters S-C and appearing directly under those letters are the numerals 81.

2. This object is similar to another object which was observed to fall in the same vicinity on 8 June 1954 and which was later, upon direction, turned over to Personnel of the Greenville Air Base, Greenville, Mississippi. Report covering that object was forwarded to the Intelligence Office, U. S. Army Air Force, Washington, D. C., by letter of this office dated 6 October 1954, file LMKVE, on the subject "Fallen Object - Sardis Lake, Mississippi."

3. It is requested that this office be advised as to what disposition is desired to be made of the property referred to in paragraph 1 above.

FOR THE DISTRICT ENGINEER:

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