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MysteriesIncident 88: the Hackensack disc, 3 August 1947ArtifactsPhotograph of the Danforth 'flying saucer' specimens
ART0DFY6RMCKMMJ·Artifact · photo

Photograph of the Danforth 'flying saucer' specimens

PhotographPublic domainAugust 1947
Photograph of the Danforth specimens: scan
Photograph of the Danforth specimens: scan

Annotated print of the parts: a speaker base, coil forms, a filter condenser and plaster fragments with heating elements, marked 'hoax'.

U.S. Air Force; microfilm T1206, digitised by the Internet Archive, 1947. Public domain

Copies 1

ScanU.S. Air Force; microfilm T1206, digitised by the Internet Archive · Public domain (US government work)1 step from the original

Sources 2

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Photograph of the Danforth 'flying saucer' specimens [Artifact ART0DFY6RMCKMMJ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DFY6RMCKMMJ
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