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TACTICS: Object was first noted apparently motionless in the north; position was head-on to the observer so that he could not see the crescent shape; as it started to move very fast, it banked in a swing to the east and the crescent shape became apparent; it disappeared behind some trees. COMMENT: Observer was using 6-power, 30-millimeter-diameter objective lensed binoculars, trying to locate a jet airplane that he heard, when the strange silent UFO came into view and accelerated tremendously just after it was sighted. Observer estimates that it was about 7000 feet away from him on a slant range. He could see no vapor trail. No engine noise was heard. He also glimpsed the jet airplane much farther away. The UFO appeared to be thicker along its leading edge, tapering back to a thinner trailing edge. Canada. SOUND: None. ALTITUDE: Not estimated. SPEED: Estimated at 800 or more miles an hour. TIME/PLACE OF SIGHTING: June 18, 1959 at 8:30 P.M. local time/Edmonton, Alberta Province, DURATION: Four minutes. NUMBER OF OBSERVERS: Two. TYPE OF OBSERVER: Young men, aged 33 and 21. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One. OBSERVER RELIABILITY: Not given. SHAPE: Elongated cigar-shape with blurred edges. DIMENSIONS: Comparable to a small flock of ducks. COLOR: Reddish brown. SOUND: None mentioned by observers. ALTITUDE: Object rose from just below the horizon to 40° or 50° and vanished. SPEED: Not estimated.