PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8302562

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONDawson Creek B C, Canada

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1. DATE 2, LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
| 0 Was Balloon
11 Sep 61 Dawson Creek, B. C., Canada OQ Prebebly Bolleon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ee |
2250 QO Was Aircraft |
i XG Ground Vi svel O Ground-Redor O Prob a hl Aireref?
Gmt___12/05 D Air Vi@el 0 Aintntorcept Reder | Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS OUR 0. Was Astronomical Meteor
0 Yes Probably Astronomicel
XKNe Civilian o Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS Bh ee——————
- Insufficient Date fer Evaluation
Unknown :
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGBAl] shaped suis A as 11, COMMENTS LOere were no reesturies

bright as a atar, orange w/ /tail bursting into j|at this time and direction “a movement

a white light. Traveled in an arc fm S to N. would be wrong if there were. Characteris ic:

It looked like a shooting star. are similar to those of a bolide which ha
entered Eazth's atmosphere and exploded.

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8. NEGATIVE
9. NONE

II - DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT

1. LOOKED LIKE FALLING STAR

2. 40 DEGREES

3. 20 DEGREES

4. TRAVELED SOUTH TO NORTH IN AN ARC
5. BURST INTO WHITE LIGHT

6. 3 TO 4 SECONDS |

III - MANNER OF OBSERVATION

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2e NEGATIVE

So NEGATIVE

IV - TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING

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22 NIGHT

Se 55 DEGREES 48N 120 DEGREES LOW CDAWSON CREEK)

VI - IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVERS /

1. MR Qe, GI avenue, Dawson CREEK

REPERS, AGE 38 RELIABILITY GOOD

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ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2.
PART I - DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT

1. BALL SHAPE

2e FOUR TIMES THE SIZE OF A STAR

5S. ORANGE
4, ONE

>. NEGATIVE
6. NONE

7. ORANGE TRAIL SIZE OF UFO

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3 . DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORGE

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PART VIII - NONE
PART IX - NONE
PART X - NONE

PART XI - REASON FOR DELAY OF REPORT. i i WAS

GETTING OFF WORK AND DIDN’T MAKE REPORT UNTIL HE GOT UP THIS ii ace
PART XII - NONE

PART XIII - N/A
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