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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9669774

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1948

REPORTED LOCATIONHelsinki Finland

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From: USMILATTACHS AMLEGATION Helsinki Finland sgd Burrill
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TO: Dir of Intelligence GSUSA Washington 25 DC
Nxv3 AGC 2 13 January 1943
Helsinki presa Oth January reports observation of

light phenomena vicialty Yaasa jrd Jamary brightly shining
Object with long tall moved west to east visible for 30 sec

.onds. Anether shining object seen Pistarsaari 5th January

observed 1O seconds from north to seath. Syewitnesses state
Slawea were objected and grey streaka left in ay,

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Tinaiah preas now using term flying saucers reference list
phenomena. Laat report was <Oth December in Utajoki Northern
Finiand near Norwegian border.

Svaluatlon oresa reports impossible however press claims
vany witnesses, ay be revival another series of allaged flying
phenomena. See WEEXA 96,

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NOTS: 96 is CM IN 826 (7 Jan) ID
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De HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT,

INCIDENT INDEA

1. Astrononical

@ Eich probability:
#26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 43, 5Y, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94,
95, 96, 97, 98, 101, lu2, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 156, 140,
147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216,
212, 238.

be Fair or low probability:
GIS, 20, 23, 24, 28, 3b, 35, 46, 60, 63, 67, 86, 82, 93, 160,
112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192,
199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240.

2. ton-astrononioal but sugsestive of other explanations

®m. Balloons or ordinary aliroralt:
83, 11, 22, 41, 42, 55, 54, 75, 81, 85, 91, 92, 115, 114, ild,
126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 165,
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 188, 190, 194, 195, 196, 193,
200, 201, 209, 21u, 217, 222, 255, 257, 255-

b, kookots, flares or falling bodies:
a. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 56, 65, 76, 106, 107,
198, 109, 133, 170, 211, 2158.

5. Miscellarsous (reflections, auroral streaners, birds, atea.):
#59, 89, 123, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 189, 214, 221, 251, 254.

3S. WNon-astronouniocal, with no explanation evident

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#58, 44, 45, 47, 56, 57, 72, 86, 37, 88, 90, 99, 110, 117, 118,
125, 127, 137, 159, 149, 150, 177, 179, 191, <O6, 212, 215,
229, 252, 2850

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Astrononioal

INCILENT INDEA

Eich probability:

#26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94,
95, 96, 97, 98, 101, luz, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140,
147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216,

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126, I5Jl, 158, 141, 145, 29, 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163,
Sp, iti, 176; 173, 180, 182, 188, 190, 194, 19S, 196, 13a,
200, 201, 209, Z2luU, 217, 222, 235, 237, 23%.
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Fd By Ge Ve Up Ba le, 16, LS, 245, 16, 2S, » 63, 13, S08, 107
103, 109, IJG, 170, ell, 218.
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