Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Incident #238 — Indian House Lake, Canada — 13 January 1949
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This document records a 1949 sighting of a bright, fast-moving light over Indian House Lake, Canada. Military investigators concluded the phenomenon was a meteor or fireball.
This document constitutes a record for Incident #238 under Project 10073, concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on 13 January 1949 at 0022Z over Indian House Lake, Canada. The report originates from personnel associated with the 1805 AACS Group at Ft. McAndrew Field, Newfoundland. According to the accounts provided, a single object was observed, though the witnesses clarified that they did not see the object itself, but rather a very bright light that traveled at an 'exceedingly fast' speed. The observers concluded that the phenomenon was likely a shooting star or a meteor. Subsequent internal analysis of the report by project investigators reinforced this assessment, stating that based on the limited information provided, the object appeared 'definitely to have been a fireball.' The documentation includes multiple iterations of the incident report, including teletype messages and standardized record forms, all of which consistently categorize the event as an astronomical phenomenon.
From the limited information given in the report of this incident, the object observed appears definitely to have been a fireball.
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Official Assessment
Astro (Meteor)
The object was not sighted, only the light. It was thought to be a shooting star or a meteor.