1947 West Rindge Incident: Cast-Iron Fragments, MIT Analysis, and an Unresolved Debate Over Origin

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Charles N. Tasker and Mr. Appel reported burning spots on a West Rindge lawn and handed the fragments to MIT researchers led by Dr. John W. Bunker, who determined the pieces were ordinary cast iron heated to a high temperature, while debates among J. Francis Reintjes, James Clemmons, Richard Binzel, and Michael Panicello weighed terrestrial versus extraterrestrial origins and the case remained unsolved amid local UFO lore.