Evidence · Incident 88: the Hackensack disc, 3 August 1947
The Danforth letter in the 88 folder is a copy of one in the Danforth folder
The Danforth folder holds the dated original of the AMC letter of 25 August 1947 and a record card concluding 'Hoax'; the 88 folder holds an undated copy with the same photograph.
What it means
Key questionWhy does the Incident 88 folder hold papers from the Wildwood case and the Danforth hoax?
2 answers, none ahead yet
Openunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onMisfiling: the pages belong to other incidents and were put in the wrong folder
Supports2 for, none against
Still possibleunchanged
What it implies
- The remaining four intruding pages are also a misplaced copy from a case with its own folder.For the key question: Why does the Incident 88 folder hold papers from the Wildwood case and the Danforth hoax?
Next steps 1
1
Check the Sign microfilm order for neighbouring folders
Adds evidenceFair odds~3 h
14score
Details
List which folders sit next to 88, 50 and the Danforth case on roll T1206 and in the 1952 card index; if Wildwood and Danforth papers also turn up in other neighbouring folders, the slip was in filing, not judgement.
Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes
Sources 2
Danforth, Illinois – August 1947 (Project Blue Book case file)
SRCU.S. Air Force 1947
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The Danforth letter in the 88 folder is a copy of one in the Danforth folder [Evidence EVD0DFY7X94J1BP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DFY7X94J1BP
@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0dfy7x94j1bp,
title = {The Danforth letter in the 88 folder is a copy of one in the Danforth folder},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DFY7X94J1BP},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DFY7X94J1BP}
}