Project 10073 Record Card — Cartwright, Labrador, 11 September 1958

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military report concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on 11 September 1958 in Cartwright, Labrador. The witness, identified as 1/3C L. W. Olinger of the 922 AC&W Squadron, reported observing a single, banana-shaped object that was multicolor and approximately the diameter of a pencil and two inches long. The object was observed for 40 minutes, traveling slowly in a southeasterly direction while rising. The report notes that the weather was clear at the time of the sighting, though a thin haze was present when the object faded from view. Photographs were taken of the phenomenon. The official conclusion recorded on the card is that the object was likely auroral streamers. Supporting documentation includes a military report submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2, which reiterates the physical description of the object and the observation details. Handwritten notes on the document suggest that an astronomical plot for the time of the sighting indicated a cluster of bright stars, including the Belt of Orion, Rigel, and Betelgeuse, in the same position in the sky. The investigator noted that the haze might have influenced the sighting and that a final conclusion was being withheld pending the receipt and analysis of the photographs.