Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Meteorite Near Canford
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A newspaper report from 1919 details a bright aerial object and subsequent loud impact heard by residents near Canford, British Columbia. The event was widely witnessed, though the impact site was not immediately located.
On the night of Thursday, December 4, 1919, residents in the vicinity of Canford, British Columbia, witnessed a brilliant aerial phenomenon. According to a report published in the Penticton Herald on December 18, 1919, the object illuminated the sky with such intensity that it startled local inhabitants, including Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Charles, over whose home the object passed. The event was accompanied by a loud noise, described as resembling a heavy explosion of gunpowder, which was heard for miles and caused a tremor in the surrounding country. While the phenomenon was widely observed by families and travelers on the highway, the specific impact site in the mountains remained undiscovered at the time of the report. Local residents expressed an intention to search for the site once weather conditions permitted.
the noise made by its impact with the earth resembled a very heavy explosion of gunpowder, and shook the entire country in the vicinity of Canford.
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Official Assessment
What is believed to have been a meteorite
A suspected meteorite fell in the mountains near Canford on December 4, 1919, causing a bright illumination and a loud impact noise heard for miles.