PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6981693

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONWinsor Newfoundland

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SPACE ABOVE FOR COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY
FROM: (Originator)

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"0: COMDR PEPPERRELL AF BASE NEWFOUNDLAND

FROM: AFOIN-ATIAB-10-5-E FOR 6TH AIR DIV (DEF), HQ

Reurmsg ADOCC 199 regarding an observation of an unidentified flying object at 08302

19 Oct 53 eat 49 degrees north 55 degrees 4O minutes west. Nequest you perform an
investigation of the observation. The information received at this Headquarters is
insufficient for analysis.

In reply refer to Project Blue Book.

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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION |
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CRAFTERS NAME (and signature, when required) RELEASING OFFICER'S Vu
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/ > / ADIN 1699. REOURMSG AboCcC 199 PD FOL I°

A REPT OF INTERROGATION OF OBSR CLN DATE AND TIME OF, SIGHTING CLN
ZERO ONE THREE TWO LOCAL CMA WINSOR CMA NFLD CMA CAN “CMA ONE NIN
OCT ONE NINE FIVE THREE CMA ZERO FIVE ZERO TWO ZULU PD NIGHT
ORSERVATION PD LGTH OF OBSERVATION DASH ONE ZERO DASH OME THREE
MINUTES PD LOC OF OBSR CLN THREE FIGHT SLANT FIVE FIVE NECTOR DASH
FIVE FIVE SLANT FOUR ZERO WHISKEY CMA THREE EIGHT SLANT FIVF Tyo
NECTOR DASH FIVE FIVE SLANT THREE NINE WHISKEY PD DESCRIPTION oF
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VER BRILLIANT WITH UNDERSIDE A RED GLOW PD CHANGED FR ALUE TO
ORANGE TO RED AND ONLY ONE WAS SIGHTED PD OBSR SAID THAT IT
CLOSELY RESEMBLED THE MAGNESIUM FLARES USED ARAINST PRIT IN
WORLD WAR TWO PD NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST WAS EMITTED PD NO SOUND
DISCERNIBLE CLN OBSR TURNED OFF CAR ENGINE AND ROLLED DOWN WINDOW
Im EFFORT TO HEAR POSSIPLE SOUND PD NO SPEED EST PD DESCRIPTION OF

CRSE OF OBJ CLN THE PRIM MV OF OBJ WAS FIRST IN VERT DESCENT THEN IN

A MWORIZ PLANE AT ABOUT TWO THOUSAND FT IN LEVEL OFF AT ABOUT TWO

THOUSAND FEET AND MOVE IN A SSE CRSE QUOTE PD NO UNUSUAL MANUEVERS !
WERE REPTD PD THE OBJ EMITTED A RED GLOW AS IT DISAPPEARED PD THE

LGTK OF TIME THE OBJ YAS SIGHTED WAS ONE ZERO DASH ONE THREE MINUTES

PD MANNER OF OBSR CLN GRD VIS BY TWO APPARENTLY RELIABLE OBSRS PD
IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSRS CLN NAME CLN BARRY DAWSON PD AGE

CLN TWO ZERO PD MAILING ADDRESS CLN ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED

POLICE STA CMA GRAND FALLS CMA NFLD PD OCC CLN RCMP CONSTABLE PD

EST OF RELIABILITY CLN UNK PD REMARKS CLN TP CONVERSATION DISC-

LOSED CONSTABLE DAWSON EXPERIENCED TKE BLITZ IN ENGLAND WHERE IN

HE DESCRIBES THIS SIGHTING AS RESEMBLING MAGNESIUM FLARE PD MORE-

OVER CMA CONSTABLE DAWSON SEENED A WILL INFORMED AND INTEL PERSON

PD NAME CLN MR GEORGE TAYLOR PD AGE CLN UNK PD MAILLING ADDRESS

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DOWNGRADED AT 3 ¥#AK LN'TERVALS.
DECLASSIFIED AFT=2 12 YEARS
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CLN CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS CMA GRAND FALLS CMA NFLD PD OCC
CLN SURV PD EST OF RELIABILITY CLN UNK PD REMARKS CLN AFTER CONS- es
TABLE DAWSON HAS SIGHTED OBJ AND TRIED TO IDENTIFY IT PAREN UN- mw 3S
SUCCESSFULLY PAREN HE REMEMBERED THAT MR TAYLOR CMA A UNIV OF i
TORONTO GRAD HAD HAD SOME ASTRONOMY TNG SO HE HURRIED TO CRAND 2
FALLS HOTEL AND AWAKENED HIM PD MR TAYLOR WAS AWOKE IN SUFFICIENT a
TIME TO OBSR THE OBJ AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP A TRAN-

SIT ON IT WHEN IT DISAPPEARED PD MR TAYLOR LATER REMARKED THAT IN ws
HIS EST THIS WAS WOT AN ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENON SUCK AS A METOR <
CMA STAR ETC PD WEATHER CLN ACCORDING TO THE O8SP CLN EXC VERY a’
CLEAR CMA BRIGHT MOON CMA VISIBILITY AND CEILING UNLIMITED PD 7
WIND SLIGHT FROM SSF PD OTHER CLN THE INTERROGATOR ASKED IF THE a

OPSR THOUGHT THAT ANY PHY EVIDENCE COULD BF RECOVERED FR THE OR +

OVER THE AREA WHER OBJ DISSAPPEARED PD THE OBSR DECLARED THAT THE

AREA WAS INACCESIBLE PD CK OF FLT PLANS IN THE GANDER COi! AREA

REVEALS THAT ALL FLT PLANS INS HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORILY COMPLD PD

NO CORRELATION WITH ANY KNOWN FRIENDLY ACTIVITY PD

UNCLASS.F WNGRADED AT 3 YRAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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OCT FIVE THREE IN CONNECTION WITH PROJECT BLUEBOOK PD DOES OUR MSG
ADOIN ONE SIX NONE ZERO FURNISH NECESSARY INFO QUES IF SO REQUEST
REQUIREMENT FOR FURTHER INFO POSED BY YOUR MSG AS ABOVE BE LIFTED

PD FORM ONE ONE TWO ON THIS SIGHTING BEING PREPARED BY DIR SLANT
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

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FROM: AFOIN-ATIAS-10-10-2 FOR 64TH AIR DIv (DaF), HQ |

Reurmsg ADOIN 1682. Investigation was requested before your message ADCIN 1600

reporting the interrogation of observers was received. This Center eppreciates

your prompt action.

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SYMBOL ATIAR~5 OFFICIAL TITLE Re C. SCHUM, CWO, USAF

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