UFO Report — Goose NORAD Sector, 9 April 1960

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated operational immediate teletype report regarding a UFO sighting on April 9, 1960. The incident occurred at 10054Z over the Hudson Strait, Canada, at coordinates 620N 685W. The witness, operating a Nordair DC4 aircraft at 3,000 feet, observed a bright green object with a long tail traveling from east to west at a very high speed. The observation lasted between 1.5 and 2 seconds before the object disappeared instantaneously. The weather conditions were reported as clear with good visibility, a full moon, and 2/10 cirrus clouds. The report was transmitted by the Goose NORAD Sector to the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Senior Controller at the Goose Air Defense Sector provided an initial analysis, stating that the sighting was typical of a 'green fireball' and that there was no probable cause for the event other than a possible sighting of a comet. The record card confirms that no radar contact was made and no photographs were taken.