Declassified UFO / UAP Document
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This document is a press report detailing a sighting of a bright, unidentified aerial object by over a dozen witnesses in the Yukon Territory on November 30, 1970. It highlights the RCMP's involvement in collecting reports from the public regarding the object's trajectory and intensity.
On November 30, 1970, at approximately 9:00 pm, over a dozen individuals in the Yukon Territory reported observing an unidentified bright object or flare in the sky. The sightings were concentrated in two primary locations: the Haines Junction area, where eight people reported the event, and the Whitehorse area. According to the RCMP sub-division in Whitehorse, the phenomenon appeared most intense at Haines Junction, located 100 miles northwest of Whitehorse, though it remained clearly visible from the latter location as well. One specific report involved a group of four individuals—two standing by a vehicle on the highway, one working beneath the vehicle, and one inside a nearby house. These witnesses described the object as traveling in an arc at a steep angle, moving from the south toward the northwest. While no bursts were observed, the object was described as exceptionally bright, comparable to the light from a welder's torch, with one witness noting that it 'lit up half the sky.' This report was originally published in The Whitehorse Star and subsequently referenced by the Alaska Highway News on December 16, 1970.
They saw an object travelling in an arc at a steep angle from south to northwest. No bursts were noticed but it was very bright, comparable to a bright light from a welder's torch and it "lit up half the sky"
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Official Assessment
A bright object was observed by over a dozen people in the Haines Junction and Whitehorse areas on the evening of November 30, 1970. The RCMP reported that the phenomenon was most visible at Haines Junction.