Declassified UFO / UAP Document
"Mystery Plane" Crash Starts Hunt
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Following reports from three ships of a flaming aircraft crashing into the Hakai Passage in January 1952, the RCAF conducted an unsuccessful search. No missing aircraft were identified, leading officials to suggest the object may have been a meteorite.
On January 9, 1952, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Air Sea Rescue initiated a search operation in the waters of the Hakai Passage near Calvert Island, British Columbia, following reports of a 'mystery plane' crash. Three separate vessels—the Cape Caution, the Betty Grand, and the Department of Fisheries vessel Howay—reported witnessing a flaming aircraft crash on the night of Wednesday, January 9, 1952. Flt.-Lt. Tommy Futer piloted a Cessna to the reported location to conduct an initial search, which proved unsuccessful. A second aircraft was subsequently deployed to continue the investigation in the waters approximately 40 miles northeast of Vancouver Island. The RCAF search and rescue unit stated that no commercial or military aircraft from either Canada or the United States had been reported missing. While officials noted that a private plane might have failed to file a required flight plan, they also suggested the possibility that the observed phenomenon was a meteorite plunging into the area.
It is also considered possible that a meteorite may have plunged into the area.
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Official Assessment
Air Force search and rescue unit says no commercial or military plane of Canada or the United States is missing. It is also considered possible that a meteorite may have plunged into the area.
Three ships reported a flaming aircraft crash, but no missing aircraft were identified, leading to speculation about a potential meteorite.
Key Persons
- Tommy FuterFlt.-Lt. who conducted an unsuccessful search