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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6387693

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1948

REPORTED LOCATION56degrees10N 117degrees30WCanada

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HEADQUARTERS -
ATR WHATHER SERVICE
Andrews Air Force Base
Fashington 25, D. Co

In Reply
Refor To; AS DSS 1l May 19h9

SUBJECT, Unidertified Flying Obdfeots -

TO : Conmanding General
Air “ateriel Comsand
Wristhterattsarcor Air Force ase
Daytor, Chio
ATTN; MNCLAXO=3

1. ofersrca is made to letter fron your hoxadyuarters, {CIAXS,
datod 9 Maroh 1949, subject "Unidentified Ply in= Ob jeste,” ara first
iniorsenent thereto by this headquarters, dated 31 March 1949.

2, The incident aunnries 173 threucnh 234 nave beer cheoked
against routine woather-dalloon ascents made by tha Air Foros, Navy
and figather Bureau, Conmenta based on this rovisw are inclosed.

%, It ls reoonnendsd that the *Guida To Investigation Of Uni-
dantified Aertal Chjeots” be chanred as follows; Item 13, "Direotion
of Flight of Chjeot,” shovld be olurtified so that vartical and hori-
gonteul motions are distinguished if possible, und so thet motion is
apactfied as the dimction towards which the object appears to moves.
“Rolative to Radar Settitnes” should irclude a satateiwnt of the type of
radar set used,

PCR Tus CEIF, AIR WEATICR S.uavick
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1 ~ Insident Sumrmartes Lt. Col., USAP

2 - Comments 173 thru 253 Adjutant General

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No. 2033 Again last soheduled release was over five hours prior
to aighting. Only possibility, and a definitely unlikely ons, is a
lighted balloon falling in Plames from an extremely high altitude.

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EOMONTON ALBERTA CANADA 19 Yow 48

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Towmey is submitted in saaplience with Seeret Lettar dtd 20 Jot 48 frum
“ATS Headquarters, subjects Reporting of Information on "Flying Discs".

@e Location and time of siczhting = 117° 30% W Lonzitude

56° 10% M Latitude
14132 17 Howenber 1948

b. Weather at the time = Weather at the tine was overcast with
tops at approximately 4500* MSL with a hich deck of thin broken stratus clouds
as approximately 12,000 ft.

2. Mames and casupstions and addresses of witnesses = 3/Se% Onns -
C. Siink, AP 20715676, Zadio Operator on the screw and atationed 2% Bdnon nes
Alberta, Canada,

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7) Maneuverability = Apveared to be in a shallow dive.

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(3) Altitude - Approximately 13,000 rset,
(9) Sound = None

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Se Remarkas Object was sicshted on the first lag of ar
Rdmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Sittigasuit, N. VW. fT. Canada wnils flying at

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Or HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT,

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INCIDENT JivDica

Aatrononmical

a Eich probability:

#25, ci, 50, ol, S2, $5, Ss, 45, 49, DY » 60, 66, 69, 70, I 4»
9p, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, i119, 152, 156, 140,
147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 215,
212, 238.
b. kair or low probability
GIS, 20, 28, 24, 28, 35, 35, 46, 50, C3, 67, BU, 82, 95, ICU,
112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 160, 166, 167, 17d, 192,

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5. 11, 22, 41, 42, 53, 54, 73, 81, 83, 91, 92, 113, 114,
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ao, Misseliansous (reflections, auroral streaners, birds, eto.)3
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#359, 89, ics, ied, 128, 146, 164, 1dl, 189, 214, e2k, sol, £4
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16, 76, T7, 79, St, 109, lll, 122, 135, 151, 152, 154, 1iS¢,
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