Unconventional Aircraft sighted in vicinity St. John's Newfoundland, 31 July 1950

This document is a formal Report of Investigation (No. 24-185) conducted by the Office of Special Investigation at Pepperrell Air Force Base, Newfoundland, regarding an unconventional aircraft sighting on July 31, 1950. Shortly after 2200 hours, multiple witnesses, including military personnel and an Auditor General Department employee, observed a fast-moving, bright greenish light traveling from East to West under an overcast sky. Witnesses described the object as a small, round, bright light that made no sound and left no reflection on the clouds. The object appeared to break into two distinct pieces, each becoming a dull-colored light before disappearing. One witness compared the object to a disintegrating comet with a long wake, while another noted the burning charge appeared to be of a rocket type, with colors shifting from bluish to reddish-orange. The estimated altitude was between 3,000 and 5,000 feet, and the duration of the sighting was approximately 10 to 15 seconds. The investigation also includes a separate, unrelated report of a sighting in Tucson, Arizona, in August 1950, where a witness described a strange object that hovered motionless before disappearing over a mountain. The official conclusion for the Newfoundland incident, as recorded in the Project 10073 record, is that the object was a meteor. The report was forwarded to the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for disposition.