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· 1949

Pulp Magazine Cover
This magazine issue contains newspaper articles reporting on mysterious projectiles landing in the U.S. zone of Germany. The primary article, "Mysterious Missiles Land in U.S. Zone of Germany" by John J. Meehan, appears multiple times throughout the document. According to the UP wire service story dated February 22, four rocket or jet-propelled objects landed in the Schweinfurt area since October 1946, with the most recent impact occurring January 31. American technical experts recovered fragments but remained mystified about the missiles' origin. The objects demonstrated unusual accuracy, all striking within a small area 35 miles from the Russian zone. A German policeman witnessed the final projectile's fiery descent, describing it traveling northeast to southwest, leaving a seven-foot-wide crater. American officials attributed the incidents to possible Soviet military exercises. Additional brief articles address related incidents and bureaucratic handling of the reports.

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