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Not fully comprehending what it forest, trying to capture some deer- _ the object stays rock solid. was dealing with, the Navy decided it jackers) 30 miles north of Shag What began as an interesting was best to stand by and observe. Harbour around the same time. The story—the “trapping” of an object 80 For nearly a week, the Navy vessels object was believed to be the same to 100 feet down (while being held their position over the UFOs. one that was reported in the fishing serviced by another object) by seven The detection base, however, village. They were astute enough to naval vessels off Government Point, located a Russian submarine that take a compass bearing on the Shelburne (also the site of a had entered Canadian waters to the object, which proved to be on a_ submarine listening station and MAD north, so several of the vessels had direct heading for the fishing village. | grid)—has expanded to include the to be pulled off target to sail muting of military witnesses, north to investigate. Under the most of whom have not been in cover of this new activity on the the forces for 15 or 20 years, and surface, both UFOs made their To the astonishment of local witnesses who offer move, accelerating underwater evidence of this event while toward the Gulf of Maine. the pursuers, both of the being questioned on another. The remaining Navy vessels i Canadian Coast Guard pursued them toward the objects broke through the documents have been tampered United States, but the objects surface and shot skyward with or access to them has been continued ° distance i thi refused. themselves from their trackers. to vanish within seconds. — Don Ledger, co-author with To the astonishment of the Chris Styles of Dark Object pursuers, both of the objects (Dell Publishing, New York, 2001) broke through the surface and shot skyward to vanish within A time-lapse photograph (using Postscript seconds. Ektachrome 64 slide film) was taken In July 2009, an underwater survey According to the researchers, while by a professional photographer of an was conducted near the location these observations were well object bearing in that direction. We where the first craft was said to have corroborated by many credible have obtained a copy of the photo entered the water. For coverage, see eyewitnesses, these accounts were but cannot be sure that it was of the http://tinyurl.com/3mmg5k3 and given "off the record" by military, ex- same object due to the distance from _http://tinyurl.com/3je4owr. military and civilian personnel who the sighting. The slide also shows (Source: http://tinyurl.com/3j7Ifrv, 12 fear harassment, ridicule or loss of star smears from the time lapse while | September 201) pension. So, as the saying goes, "only the names have been changed to protect the innocent”. mum, he followed Clearly, a series of extraordinary me home... can and still unexplained UFO keep him? encounters, involving the navies of two countries and NORAD, occurred at Shag Harbour on 4 October 1967 and in the following week in the deep waters off the coast of Maine. — MUFON Canada forest, trying to capture some deer- jackers) 30 miles north of Shag Harbour around the same time. The object was believed to be the same one that was reported in the fishing village. They were astute enough to take a compass bearing on the object, which proved to be on a direct heading for the fishing village. the pursuers, both of the objects broke through the surface and shot skyward Postscript In July 2009, an underwater survey was conducted near the location where the first craft was said to have entered the water. For coverage, see http://tinyurl.com/3mmg5k3 and http://tinyurl.com/3je4owr. (Source: http://tinyurl.com/3j7Ifrv, 12 September 2011) A time-lapse photograph (using Ektachrome 64 slide film) was taken by a professional photographer of an object bearing in that direction. We have obtained a copy of the photo but cannot be sure that it was of the same object due to the distance from the sighting. The slide also shows star smears from the time lapse while SHAG HARBOUR UFOs Tr evening of 4 October 1967 was rife with UFO reports from all over eastern Canada. One very strange event was reported by an Air Canada pilot and first officer. There was a report of an object sighted by a Mountie and three game wardens (they were staked out in the NEXUS ¢ 67 To the astonishment of to vanish within seconds. _— se mevurfie. OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2011 www.nexusmagazine.com