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Incident #116 -- Moose Factory, Vanada =< 11 “arch 1948 ‘nee incident can cortaanly ba e=aribed to the tall of a & bright meteor, or - fireball.
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THE FOREIGN SERVICE _ OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Office of Military Air Attache United States Embassy Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 14 Mareh 1948 Mr. A. Cc. Sica TSNAD Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio Dear My a I am forwarding here an article clipped out of the Toronto Globe & Mail dated 15 March 1948 for your information. An official report is being made through proper channels. Wemee, | Very truly yours, ML apie Loy — WOODROW B. WILMOT Lt Colonel, USAF Air Technical Liaison Officer 1 Incl: Clipping - a ee —~~ = . ~ be a gtee a Shun gpm oe ae ee Se eee me eee a4 ger he Senet Ce ere ere tes ecg Da lela tele: aetna! Pe steers fey teemmeney ytentee Note TULA ES extinsinineshah sea pebatha wd ~~ Siar itis ines RT SAE REY
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Ball of Blue Flame Falls From Sky
And Explodes Near Moose Factory
Moose Factory March 14 (CP), —ithe northern sky, She described it
A biz ball of blue Mame, seemingly aa about the size of a full moon
(he site of a football, streaked out which gave the appearance of dis-
of the sky Thursday night and ex-\integration as it fell.
ploded near this-Morthern Ontario, ~~~
community near the = shores ot}
James Bay, V. J, Pratt of the Hud.)
son's Bay Company reported.
The explosion lit up the entire.
aven brighter than daylight, the
whole ball disappeared and a sec.
ond later a streak of orange light
‘hot upward from where the ball
Was last seen, he said, The orange
“!reagk was gone within a second,
Vitnesses heard no noise of any
kina,
The incident tied up with earlier
reperts {rom Cochrane, 150 miles)
south of here, where several citi-
zens reported seeing what they be
lieved was a meteor about 1140
p.m. EST Thursday.
One witness there, Mrs. Charles.
Giles. said the object plunged)
downward like @ spent rocket in
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Sa cal icici ste aaa tats Cali salad bites nmerear wildDr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT. INCILENT INDEA le Aatrononical a. Eigh probability: #26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140, 147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 197, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216, 212, 238. b. tair or low probability: GIS, 20, 25, 24, 28, $b, 36, 46, 60, 63, 67, 86, G2, 93, 1¢d, 112, 120, 121, 129, 180, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192, 1$9, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240. 2. Noneastrononical tut suggestive of other explanations a. Balloons or ordinary alirorait: #3, 11, 22, 41, 42, 53, 94, 73, 81, 83, 91, 92, 113, 114, 115, 126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 165, 169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 198, 190, 194, 195, 196, 1934,. 200, 201, 209, 21u, 217, 222, 255, 257, 259. b, kookets, flares or falling bodies: #4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 56, 65, 78, 106, 107, 108, 109, 133, 170, 211, 2198. G. Miscellaneous (reflections, auroral streamers, birds, eto.): #59, 89, 123, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 189, 214, 221, 251, 234. 3. Woneastronomical, with no explanation evident a. Lack of evidence precludes explanation: #58, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57, 72, 86, 87, 88, 9C, 99, 110, 117, 118, 126, 127, 157, 139, 149, 150, 177, 179, 191, 206, 212, 215, 229, 232, 23535. bd. Bvidence offered suggests no explanation: ae Y »% #1, 2, 10, 17, 21, 29, 37, 40, Sl, 62, 58, 61, 62, 64, 68, 71, 76, 76, 77, 79, 8&4, 105, 112, 122, 135, 151, 152, 154, 162, 6, 183, 186, 193, 207, 215, 223, 224, 225, 226, 7 236, 241. 242. 2485, 244, 134.