USAF record 28983032
28983032
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PROJECT 10973 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 12 Apr 59
2. LOCATION Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 13/01002
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Ground-Visual D Air-Visual
5. PHOTOS O Yes O No
6. SOURCE Military & Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not given
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS? One
9. COURSE North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Red light, seemed to hang in sky for a few mins, then darted North at very high speed. Description of obj varied eyewitnesses.
11. COMMENTS The RCAF investigated the incident and found nothing of significance. The obj was not picked up by radar units that were on duty and observed an ice-breaker in the St. Lawrence river channel was operating a spot or searchlight.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probable Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10973 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 12 Apr 59 2. LOCATION Montreal, Quebec, Canada 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 13/01002 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Ground-Visual D Air-Visual 5. PHOTOS O…
- Page 2 [STAMP: 1959] [HW: X] MONTREAL, APRIL 13, 1959 - AIR FORCE AUTHORITIES WERE BAFFLED TODAY BY A MYSTERIOUS "UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT" THAT SHOWED UP AS A RED LIGHT OVER CANADA'S KEY AIR DEFENSE BASE…
- Page 3 DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE INCOMING 12 APR 59 PP RJEZH0 DE RFEPAY RRXQR P 142230Z FN USAIRA OTTAWA ONI CANADA TO RJWFAL/CONDR ADC RJEDSO/CONDR ATIC…