Actually, it was in the Friday NPS Morning Report:
Cape Cod National Seashore (MA)
Unexploded Ordnance Found on Marconi Beach
On the morning of April 3rd, ranger David LaMere found what appeared to be an unexploded bomb, partially exposed near the top of a 100-foot-high dune on the outer beach north of Marconi Beach. From 1942 to 1944, this portion of the park, known then at Camp Wellfleet, was used by the military as an anti-aircraft artillery training center, and, through 1961, as a training center for National Guard and Reserve units. As a result, a wide range of munitions, from 50 caliber rounds to 1000-pound dove bombs have been located through exposure and cleanup efforts. A digital photo of the bomb and specific information was sent to the explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) unit at the Otis Air Force Base, located on Cape Cod. A three-person team arrived on scene to remove it. Due to the advanced state of deterioration, they were unable to determine if the bomb was real or a training device. They decided that they needed to "spank" the 750-pound bomb in place rather than risk detonation attempting to move it to another location. The explosive C4 was used to detonate the bomb, which was found to be a training bomb containing plaster. The remains, which were now in small pieces, were removed from the beach. The area had been secured for a mile in each direction along the beach and for 1000 yards behind the dune. Due to the time of year, visitors in the area was not a significant issue. If it had been summer, as many as a thousand or more visitors would have been on the beach within a quarter mile of the location.
[Submitted by Bob Grant, District Ranger]
