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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Ball oon t) r'\nri. l 1. ~..-J ;17 Tcmz) l S::o,Cn. l.i.f.n:t:ni.a . .. o ProbablyBalloon
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.Loco1------------------------- 0 Ground· VI $ UOI 0 Ground· Rodor 0 Wos Aircr aft
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0 P ro b obi y Ai rcraft 0 Possi bly Aircraft
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0 Was Ali tronumi c ol 0 Probably Aatronomieol 0 Possibly Astrono mic a l
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One o bjec t , i'ell iu t o ynrd o :f pr .i v Cl l e d welllng , n o o ne saw objec t * Just r p t o :t· hole ..
ATIC FORM 329 (REV :Z6 S!tP 52)
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0 In s ufficient Ooto for Evaluation 0 Unkno~
T h i s o l ; j e c: t was .i 11 ,, as t 1 [;a t. e d b y u. s . n1·my and '~6 02d . No obj ect found .
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O lG FOR SOLUTION-Army Ordnance expe rts dig in bock· ya rd of San Gabriel home in sea rch o f mysterious object tho t may have rocketed out of sky and p lummeted into earth there. They planned to dig to depth of 20 feet if it is necessary.
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Mys~eri ous Obj ed Army Specialists Excavate .in Back Yard of Sdn Gabriel Home for Possible Missile·
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.\rmy explosives specialists dug down into the back jY.J rd of a San Gabriel home yesterday in search of a \ jt·, '.:\Tel'ious obiect they believe may have bulleted out •cf t!le sky -early·Tuesday. --1 Patrirk Murphy, 10-y ear-old c;on of O.::rar and Vir(finia :\lurnhv. found a :10- inch-wirle
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f rorrr· the· ·air e n t ere d th9 ground.'' . . I fe and hi-5 men dug ca
ttnLt.5ly for three hours, then relu med at 10 a.m .. with mnrt.>l explosive Ol·dnance disposa-l u n_i t ~pecialists and :t trucklo~ rt nf ~h ol'ing equipment.
n .v midafternoon, they had! rlu*lO feP.~ dnwn in the rocky! :-nil \\'i thou t fi nding any ob-I jert. I Digqin~ operation.i w ere
~lnpped at 5 p .m., with plans i tn resume the joh today. j j\lP:tnwhile, two Sheriff's dep-.
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Cnpt. .Jack.;on said they int.c>nd to dig to a depth of 20 feet and " ... if we find noth i ng, 1 here _!Vill be a. hole available." - .. .__ O!:'r. <~ r ·Jr. :Murphy, a vene
t ii-l.n-hl ind salesman, 'recalled · Lh<~-t the b\.ast about 4:45 a.m.
(llie c;<t me hour othel"' San G~ b riel a r·ea-· residents were a 'lv·akened by the so- called
' E«mic: hoom) rattlert· windows ~nd !mocked toys off shelves. ! But .Tark:;on said: ~
''Ti l ~l'~·s ·-nothing to indi- ' r.a te ' l)at anything exploded when ! t. hit th~ ground.,.
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_heP.n mad~ by anything up to '3 100-pound. comb but ·added . t hat if tlie ooject had eX'o p lorled. his-' men would have cl t~rovered~ blackened. rock a nr! rlirt~ ·
.•. .Jackson . said lie u n d e r\ .r:rood there was an Air Fol'ce ' . . ~ . pra.ctlCP. : operat1on gomg on ; ~nnur. the time- of the ~hock, · h •t t Air Force information of
') ficet·~ ·announced a c he c ·k : , .... i t It ,. Southern·· California ; h:lses failed to- turn.. up a re\ porr. of any lost missile,.boinb ,. or P.quipment. · ' To neighborhood conject ure that some youngster nt ight have dug the hole, J 1ck~on \'P. poncierl. '·Tf a t ::ilcL had .dug it, we'ci know it hv ntlW. There wou lrt h;we
• lknn knee markd arf)unrl the r rater.''
I li · rstim~f p · wa~ that " 'hilte\·Pr ~rrenked into the r c•:wth hack nf the Murphy l h•1me had <~ fl nr 8-i nch · rli:lm"'ter tlnci "could be any l~ ngth .''
Oi~zi.n;: With Care li E> admlu~rl the pos~ibility
lit<\t.-if nn une:<plorled bomb o.- missile la.v clPep in the grnunri-a prohing· :; h n v e I
1 n w;ht s t" t. it off. F'or t his r P.a- • :-: 1n. hP. <.~nd his mE-n \\Pre dig-' gin!{ wtth P.'<trcme c:t rP. I
One thm~ w<\~ c-P.r tafn :1
\\'Jatf'\'Pt· . tnwk lh~ ea rth fi If •ri in i ' ' 0\\' '1 h11 r~O"i' •,\'it h thrt ·.;o ihn r t he .\rmv m~n
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(' r cd a r h H n k nf concrete , hcf'nng yellow patnt marks. hut th is was examinerl at Ft.! .Mac.\rthur and exper t3
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\\"hJ teV~l' .~I !'C':lked in ln lhe f c•;1rlh hdrk of lhe Murphy ' 11otne harl ;.1 (I nr 8-inch r!i.l
I ;llnP•.er nml ··could be an~n lr.!ngth.''
Di~~inl{ "'ith Cure lie acimitterl the uosaibility l
t l:a.t-t f nn unexplorled bomb j nr misatle lay deep in the , ,.: round-a prohin~ s hI) v e 1 l i ig:h t sel it off. Fot' this rea-1
~'>n. he and h is men were digging with ~xtreme care.
One thin~ was certain:! \\·hatever c;truck the earth, fill~(l in its own burrow with! dirt :'o tha t the Army menl were unuhl~- to trace the un-1 derground trajectory.
At one point they uncov- ~ €:' reel a c h u 11 k of concrete 1
bearing yellow paint marks, hut this was examinerl at Ft. · MacArthur anu experts dedried it \vas unrelated. .. rll 'i teci pmtion of an ancientl ' b:J by carriage, a tin can <:md a p~ece of sarden hose long. buried . i
On the cli~ging Qperation \' 'ith Jackson's men wE>rel members of the 38th Ord-· na nee Detachment under Lt.! 'l' . D. Smith, Air Force menl ;md t·.vn Air Force intelligence officers who were clo!'e.l niol"tflied. One of the atter. rrchai1es 'lr.'Roskins 01 concecle.f1owever: - r.'tf1ere '.; definitely-a hole in
the ground.' ' " · -·-Grounds'Roped Off Little Patrick ~lurphy saw
the small crater Tuesday momin~ as· he .was Jeavin~ . for schcol, but he rticln't show , . i t to his father un til t h a t e,·ening. His dad called Tern-, pie City Sheriff's deputies. ~ They contacted Nnrton .'\.i r Force Base and Ft. ~rac.\.rthu r orrtnance men w ere . ~ummoned.
By noon yesterday, the di ~in~ operat ion was in full ::wing and deputies were . forcect tn rope off th P. house 1 ~ 1o keep the curious at a ctis-
1 lance.
Pat'.; s ister Diane. 12, took . the rltm dew n( the eynie: I
' 'There's not.htn,~ In the/ ~round . lthink some kin rl u :~ the hole. Either th .. H 'lr it's . · 'r•;.:a3 gopher.'' 1
.Jack:;on did not :; h~re r His mPn l'Ontinuod ,
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~lis est i malE' wa . .:; t h a t: " ·hJlet·et· .;:;treaked into ther r ;trth bdtk of Lhe M u rph.v · home had :.t II or 8-inch rti .l ;-tl1.1f>l.er anu ··could b~ anyl lenglh.' '
Di!:;in~t 'Vith Cll re I~ e-. admitted the pos.;ihility
Lhal -i( 'ln u nexploded bomb nt mi~.;ile lay d~ep in the ,.:round-a probing- s h ove 1
1 r.•ight set it off. Fot· this real'fln. he and his men were digginS?; with extreme care .
One th in~ was r e r t a i n: l \\"hatever struck the earth, fill~d in it.; own bu rrow with! dirt :'o that th.e .\rm y meni wr.re unable-to trace the un-1 dergrou nd trajectory .
. \ t one point they uncov- ' e~·ed a chunk of concrete1 b('aring yellow paint mar ks, ' hut this was examinerl at Ft. l' 1\fRc..-\rthur anti experts de-l dried it wa.; u nrelated. 1·· rn:: rerl portion of an ancien t I IJ:;by carriage, a tin can and a l piece of garden hose long1 btt ried. i .
On the cl i :~ging opera lion ~· . with Jackso n 's men WPre mem bers of t he 38th Ordna nee Detachment under Lt. I 'f. D. Smith , Air Force men ?nd t·.vo Air Force intelligence officers who were close'niotttnea. One of the latte r. ! .I~ lCharles It .. Hoskins ara conce e, 1owever: · - ··tfi'ere'.; nefinitely·a hole in
t he ground.' ' -·-- Grou n ds· Roped Off Little Patrick :Mur phy saw 1
t he small crater Tuesday! mornin.g as· he .was Jeavin~1 . for schcol, bu t he rlicln't show I· i t to his father u ntil that e,·ening. H b: d ad ca lled Tem-1
ple City Sheriff's deputies. : They contacted Norton .'\.ir J.'orce Base and Ft. ~IacAr-t hur ordnance men w er e . :-ummoned.
By noon yesterda.v. thP. di~- ; in~ operation was in rull ::wing and deputies were 1 e f orred to rope olf I hP. house 1, to keep the curiou;,; at a dis-
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Pat's s ister Diane. 12. took lhe rli m ,·iew o( the rynic: I
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~rnu nrl. l think ..;ome kid duri the hole. Either that qr it's
'nxa:; gopher.·· 1 .J ackson dtd not ~h~re •
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he~e .. dig~ing a crater! Sonic-boom rocked town! Ar!ny Or.dnance di~.,.ing-up entire yard · to find it! Believed to be·an Object ab~~t 6in~ in dia'lleter,a missile,rocket,r,1eteorite,ice or UFO! , There uere A:~ pl~es i!' the Sky_ a-t? the . time of"Boomtr! .
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1\nother datum that is perhaps relevant is found ~n t.he Los ·.n~eles Exarr.ine r and Los 1i.nr:eles Times, /.pril 11 . Another skyquake "roc~(ed" the San Gabriel Vu.ll ey n.t h: 45 a . m. t1·:o days earlier. Hcsidents wer e awakened by the "so-calle d sonic-boom," the force of which "rattled Yrindows and J:nocked toys off the shelves . 11
But the novelty of the "sl~yquake 11 Ynw eclipsed by an additional fe:J.ture : a t hirty-inch wide , t·ao-foot deep conical hole 1'iaG fo~lnd in the bncl~j-ard of the home of
, a venetian- blind salem;1an. His lO-y0ar-old son ·:;ho said that he heard something l:tncl nith a "thump" about 5 a.m., fou nd the hole on his way to school , and told his f o.ther nhout it that evening. } iu. rray inforned the Temple City she~"iff ' s station of the hol e , deputiea investigation, and the matte r was turned ove:r to the Exrlosive Ord:1ance Disposal sq·.1a.d ct Fort Uac;\rtl-:ur . Captain sai<.l t!:r1.t u soneth i ng from t h~ .:.tir ho.d enter ed the e :r-ound-sorr:cthinr; about nix or eight inches in di::Jmete r t hat could be any l onGth . 11 Ire added that the hole Yms similar to one nn.de by n small dud bonb; speculation ctlco inc ludcd the possibility of a meteorite or 11 one of those confounded f l ying GrlUcers . 11
and his r.1e n due c autiously and by 5 p .m. ( ;'.pril 10) they had reached a depth of ten feet without uncovering any dud bonbs , meteorit es or flyin;: saucers .
said that the:-/ -:·:ould continue: to dir:; to a depth of 20 feet , and should 1 nothing be found, "there will be a hole :wailable . " ;\flpr.trently there is norr a 1 20-foot hole avai l able : !.irs. (to rrhom ne arc indebted for all of the California noVFs clippings) wrj.t es U!J that subsequcn1~ ne·~·rs accounts rc;por tt:ri t he search fo r the "unidentified object" ''J.J.S fruitless .
Of COtu'S<? , the possibili. ty thn.t the 11 obj cct" re::;ponaible for the hole \'IC1S a meteorite is strong , although none wus found . But the connection betYreen the hole and the 11 skyquako" r emains unknorm. Apparently, t here ,.,as 11 nothing to indicate that nnything exploded vrhen it the ground, 11 according to Capt . Jackson.
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would be too far down to cause fr.am the sky smashed into the any damage." eruth nnd th~n been overlooked
I Capt. J ack.<;an .. . a Korean war by the soldiers In their sea-t·ch !or veterAn lrom West Frankfort, Ill., high explosives. 1
~aid that the~e. wa~ a possibility "I wouldn't know a meteorite j 11ce from a d1V1ng Jet plane may from a hole in the ground," an ?avtt i>lunged int~ the earth: melt· Army spokesman admitted. mg after fomung the 1mpact Eal'lier the Air Force sent a dei. orater. egation of tight-lipped intelligence
The hole was noticed Tuesday experts to the scene. A first morning, shortly a fter neighbors lieutenant from Norton Air Force heaed what they thought was a Base near San Bernal'dino, grilled
1 sonic boom. by newsmen, finally admitted: I' A meteorite enthusiast , rocket "There definitely is a hole in
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· SAN GABRIEL, April 10.i Army bomb exp~rts today are . digging a deep, wlde hole ln f the ba.::kyard or a San Gabrlel t r c;>idence searching for what
t.hey beHeve may be a danger-~ ous explQsive m1ssi~e. c
But U1ey're not really sure it's a missile they're after. It could b~ anythiug. All th~y know Js:
It. landed with a thud at 5 1 a. m. Tuesday morning. · It made a crater·shaped hole ~
in the ground. It's about six inches in
ciiameter. c It ctid not, explode. But it 0
might. . m\ The hole was round by Oscar b
Murphy, 8831 Greenwood avenue. His ten-year-old son, Pat, m says he heard the thump en when it landed. But no one rl
>. else heard it, and his tather at is rather skeptical.
Murphy. called the Temple City sheritt's station to report to the hole. Sherift's cteput,ies ln· c
f vestigat,ect, decided it was out. • c tJ s1de their junsctiction. and th
called the Explosive Ordnance c1 . Disposal squad at Fort Mac. 1 Arthur. · Sll
Captain · R. B. Jackson said Je the hole made by the object ~ was similar to those made by G~ smaH dud bombs when they let land. He said it is also pos- cte sible th'! mysterious obJect 1
1 could be a meteor. something tJ dropped Irom a civ il aircraft. h or ··9.ne or tt1ose confounded ~ ~!ying .s:wce"~:· 7 · p
Mea nwhile, Air Force sources tJ emphnti~ally denied any m is-1 t siles are m:Jslng tram any or 1l their aircraft:. Fiv"' t :lotficial v Ajr Fgrr.e Q.b~~~ts C'!me 1rom ~ ':'i · Force .Base to th~ 1 :vrt\r~.h~£!S:@J_t1Ql:.l~haan"Q e coinr:tent. (! -- -•
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~~uni in Murphy Backyard fails . SAN GABRIEL liD-A small hole Ten.year-old P a t Murphy
ujscove.red· by a small boy- and ed . everything Tu'esday when U1en enlarged· by Army crews into discovered a strange hole in th a junior grarte m ineshaft-kept backyard ot his suburban its subterranean secret last night. Gabriel home.
At a depth of 1:) feet Army His father, Oscar Murphy, called ·de molition e.xperts stopped dig- sheri ff' s deputies. They called the ging, probed · £~ earth. listened Army, and ordna nce s p'ecialists to the noncommittal hum ot a pronounced the hole an •·impact
' \ mine de tectoc, a nd then an- crater." I nounced: "We could tell by examinin~ the ' "ii ther~ is anythin~ down hPre hole that it was caused by a n ob. I
it won' t hurt anything if it does ject fallin~ from the sky," said •
explode." Army Capt. Ito bert Jackson, com-• iT' • -· manding officer of an
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DIA the Army did- until the Mut·phy ya rti was heaped with tons of sandy soil and cr~ded
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•j:!mmed with h u 1 k i n g , t rucks. Earth-moving r ipped up the flagstone patio an cltJ hesline poles.
: l~•Jt in two days of digging nothl in:,! more intere!'lting tban a wt·ecked· baby.caniage was found . T iv•re a re conflicting expl'llnations on why the Army has a job
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