Project 10073 Record Card — Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 9 Apr 59

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated teletype report regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on April 9, 1959, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The observer, a civilian whose personal details were redacted, reported seeing a single round, silver object, estimated to be four to five feet in diameter. The object was observed for less than five minutes at 1350 local time, moving rapidly toward the East. The location of the observer was recorded as 56 degrees 45 minutes North, 111 degrees 22 minutes West. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with no winds and a ceiling of 25,000 feet with scattered clouds. The report indicates that no optical aids were used by the observer and no radar contact was made. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was likely a weather balloon launched from Grand Prairie, Alberta. The documentation includes the standard ATIC Form 329 and a teletype transmission sent from the 19th Squadron at Saskatoon Mountain Air Station, Beaverlodge, Alberta, to the Air Defense Command at Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.