Unidentified Sighting at Sheave's Cove, Newfoundland

This document is a collection of reports and correspondence regarding unidentified aerial phenomena sighted in the vicinity of Sheave's Cove, Newfoundland, between October 1952 and April 1953. The primary investigation was conducted by the 2nd OSI Detachment at Ernest Harmon Air Force Base. Witnesses, primarily local civilians, reported seeing bright, orange, light-bulb-shaped objects that traveled at high speeds and arched downward toward the land or sea. One witness reported that an object was bright enough to blot out the light of a kerosene lantern he was carrying. Another witness, a woman, reported that similar objects had been observed multiple times since the previous fall. The reports were forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) for Project Blue Book. Military personnel, including A/3C Jack E. Jannisch, were interviewed to determine if the sightings could be attributed to aircraft, but the consensus among investigators was that the phenomena were likely astronomical in nature, specifically meteors or fireballs. The investigators noted that the witnesses lived in a remote and relatively isolated community, and that there were no known astronomers in the area to provide expert observation. The document includes a map of the region, official correspondence between the Northeast Air Command and ATIC, and detailed memoranda for the file documenting interviews with local residents. Despite the official conclusion of 'Astronomical (Meteor)', the reports highlight the persistence of the sightings and the specific, consistent descriptions provided by the witnesses, such as the objects being noiseless and moving at high rates of speed.