PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7230691

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONPort Arthur Canada

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

DATE

November
DATE-TIME GROUP

Port Arthur unada

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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Military & Civilian
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

COURSE

i he min one West

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12. CONCLUSIONS

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

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353 57 (B) DUSK TO DARK. (5) &82O2N SE190 (6S) AT LEAST 42 OFFICERS |
ID AIRMEN OF THIS UNIT PLUS LOCAL POPULACE AND CIVILIANS AT PORT |

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‘ENT IN AND OUT OF/ SCATTERED SONDITION NEAR HORIZON. “B) 6339-3'9/15, “™

2, 20D-349/39, 16, 2299-342/39, 22,303- 340/35, 33, 299-349/45, C
= J, 920-282/49. (C) CAVU (D) 15PLUS (£) OCC THIN SCATTERED (F) NONE (
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PFICER (INTELLIGENCE: OFFICER) AT FIRST OBJECT BELIZVED TO BE VERY

ine LW Wie

2IGHT STAR BUT WAS OBSERVED TO BE MOVING STEADILY AT ABOUT ONE
.CREE EVERY 5 MINUTES. BELIEVED TO 3E TOO SLOW AND TO BRIGHT TO BE

‘TELITZ. BELIEVED TO BE AT EXTREME ALTITUDE. ONLY POSSIBLITY OF oe
ORMAL EXPLANATION WOULD BE BALLOON WITH FLARE, HOWEVER WINDS UP TO

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APE UNDETERMINED, CONCENSUS OF OPINION WAS OVAL SHAPES. (3) BETWEEN

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2. (2) NA CF) SEEMED TO HAVE 3RIGHT URROUNDING o3uEcT AND \4,

‘. OBSERVERS REPORTED SCALY APPZ ARAN SLSO HAD

. SPOT THAT MOVED SLOWLY IN A COUNTZReCLOCYWISE DIRECTION WHICH

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