UFO Sighting Report - Brandon, Manitoba, 1 July 1965

This document consists of an incoming Department of the Air Force message regarding a UFO sighting reported on 1 July 1965 in the area of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. The report describes a single, round, light bluish-green object observed by six witnesses for a duration of 4 to 15 seconds. The object was reported to be descending, with a flight path described as mostly level, though one report noted a dive followed by a leveling off. The object was observed to explode with a loud boom and break into several pieces. Witnesses reported the object was visible behind trees. The report notes that the sighting was believed to have caused a phone to ring on the ATC interphone in the WG tower. Weather conditions in the area were described as having broken clouds, rain, and overcast skies. Major Moody of the 30th ADIV was patched into the call and notified NORAD, which initiated a check for activity via SPADATS. The official conclusion reached in the report is that the event was an astronomical observation, specifically a probable bolide, and was not associated with the decay of the 30-C object over water on 2 July 1965.