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FBI - Fire Department - Police

Nov. 23, 1957 - Police officer Kaempken had a good laugh; When he had dug out Sputnik i from a field near Bonn. Some witty fellow had converted the inside body of a warm water heater into a Sputnik'. Light signals were being transmitted by help of a motor cycle battery and appropriate noise was made with the help of an old alarm clock. The silvery painted metal globe was marked by a red star and the inscription Sputnik I- USSR

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46928431
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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