New Pentagon UFO Files Spotlight West Rindge Incident

A 1947 communication directed to the FBI's director, detailing findings of cast iron particles that had undergone extreme heating.

The recent release of Pentagon files has unveiled a historical report concerning unusual metal fragments found in West Rindge, New Hampshire, which raised alarms regarding security issues. Among the documents is a 1947 communication directed to the FBI's director, detailing findings of cast iron particles that had undergone extreme heating.

According to the memo, an examination by a team from MIT determined that these particles could not have originated from either an aircraft or a train. The report describes the fragments as remnants of what appeared to be a hollow cylinder, resembling those utilized in missile research conducted in New Mexico.

Marked with internal security, the memo notes that MIT was approaching this inquiry in a discreet manner, diligently collecting as many fragments as they could. It was highlighted within the document that MIT's scientists were unaware of the FBI's interest in the materials. There was no indication within the analysis suggesting that a foreign-guided missile had landed in New Hampshire.

The memo also referenced the term flying discs in a handwritten note and indicated that the Boston FBI branch intended to destroy the collected samples by August of 1947, unless further directives were issued. Additionally, it featured a notation confirming the destruction of copies on November 18, 1964.

This document is part of a series of files made public by the Pentagon on May 8, contributing to the growing discussion surrounding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena. New Hampshire has notable accounts of such phenomena, including the famous 1965 Incident at Exeter, where an 18-year-old witnessed peculiar lights overhead, as well as the well-documented experience of Betty and Barney Hill, who alleged an abduction by extraterrestrials in Franconia Notch.