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Transmitting Piece of. Light Metal which is .Possibly from
au' American Space Crait
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'The Embassy has received a. letter from Oivind' HOLST,
• Kirkenu, encIosLng a pI ece of light metal which be ~aid was found
during Easter 1'964 in the. ice over the R'ope)b Lake in South Varanger .
The area ie' ih the far north of NO'rway and only a few kilometers Crom
the Soviet border.
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Mr. HolSt 9aid that. the following label app.eared on a.. section of
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H.. J. Thompsou Fib~r81a91 Company
Los'.Ange~es, Cali.!ornia
125 H. ,24068'9 ,
LMSD 1461655 - ~ G
The metal 'was melted at 'the cdgea and cqntained strong anneal
aolors. Mr~ Holst submitted the :rn~tal on the thought that it might be
from . aJl: Arneucan space cra...ft, conSidenng the r .emott! place where
it was found. .
iu .. Holst is retaining the rut of the metal "heet i.O. the .event
there will be 'need '0£ it.
M~~O~~;:t,Ambassador
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MetaL de.ecribed above.
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