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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7011855

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1951

REPORTED LOCATION49 25N53 30W Atlantic

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1.DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 Nov 51 49.25N 53.30w (Atlantic) Was Bolloon
Probably! Balloon
3. |4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local. Ground-Visuol Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aircraft
CI Probably Aircraft
GMT. 03/0114,01542 AirVisual Air-Intorcept Rodur D Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE n Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomicol
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Not Roported l ea time Descending Unknown
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Cbservation from PAA flight of descending Investigating a/c pilot expressed
doubt as to weather PAA pilot could
descent and circling area in search of source have been light ,15,000 ft.
Military a/c diverted to area and arrived 3 Also expressed doubt that could
hrs later. Observed small flashing green have been mistaken for a flare.
beacon. Low search made and one small fishing
vessel observed in area. Insufficient
detn nowalwotion
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VILLIAN L.
Lt Colonel
.Chiof, Intslligence
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DECLASSIFID DO 1IR 5200.10
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WCLS. 3912-4
ROTIN EYORGINATOR ATIC

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though unable to identify the transritting ei:craft, were convincod that some sort
of USar formatien of aircraft olcea were described as being
ebly Amoricon.
5. To clarify this incident further. a
Officer at tho Patwrent Naval Mir Station, Neryland, 1 recunsting that the crou of the
R-5D be carofully intorrogated upon landing fer all detiils of the sighting. The
COPILOT. ASTION MT SOUT DEGRENS
HORTH 57 APE,
MATED
D OVOR-
TE FLARE
40 1L23 Fr O CRCAST. NO OTIER
OTS KNON TO 2 CiSTG CMESTIIL PHENONENA
OR S M,"
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E. At OllAZ PAA Boeing Flight No. I: , on ront "rom Sydney, Nova Scotia,
Shooned, Bire, at an altitudo of i5,Ooo i s . Te , desconding flare sighted
2t O11/Z (3 Nov) at 49° 25'N, 53° 301W, al1 wofr Vie coast from Mesloyville
on the northoast tio of Newfoundland. The F. . 3
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distross omergony.
A. G. LOVE
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