Akpotokisland Newfoundland — May 1956

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Keywords: pilot, rjexft, rcehc, pepperrell, comdr, trailing, newfoundlar, cjcno, rjtrc, canairees, cf1l1, cyfbto, akpatok, norstar, jya11, 3sexd033fta0, rbek1c, afbnf, comeastseafrcm, akpotok, 932nd, reekzc, lamon, starboar, resmbling
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Bollaon 20 .May 1956 Akpotok Island, Newfoundlar d Probably Balloon Po IIi bl Y Balloon Local -----------0 Ground Visual 0 Ground Radar a Was Aircraft a p,.obobly Aircraft GMT 20/0410Z xot Air-Visual o Air-Intercept Radar a Possibly Aircraft 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Meteor 0 Yea a Probably Astronomlcol 'CJCNo RCAF-Pi lot & CO -pilot DC 4 JDX Pouibly Aatrortomlcol 1. LENGTH 0,. OISEAVATION 8. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 , Other:---~- :---:---- 0 Insufficient Data for Evoluotlon 1 - 5 seconds 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Object shaped as a ball of fire Meteor sighting. trailing light, color orange. Esti- mated speed of 600-1900 knots per hour. Pilot and co-pilot did not thin~ it was star. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SKP 52) RJtrc/c'bt-1IfR .. 932ND ACWRON KEFLAVIK APRT ICELAND RCEHC/CANFLAGLANT HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA REEKZC/CINCLANT NORFOLK VA ADOAO 15. NEAC ATTN INTELLIGENCE.11 CANAIREES AnN COI.1 CIRVIS UFOB FOLLOWING!NFO OBTAINED FROM RCAF NR 2 SECTOR CONTROLLER WHO TALKED TO ?!LOT UPON LANDING CAPT LAMON 'PILOT OF CF1L1 DC4 ON FLIGHT FROM CYFBTO CYYY, REPORTED SIGHTING FLYING 09JECT IN VICINITY AKPATOK ISLAND. 6"'38~J 58 W AT ~ MAY 041~!. DC4 ON 22S DEGREE MAG HEADING WHEN OBJECT APPEARED DIRECTLY IN FRONT ON NNW HEADING. OBJECT DISSAPPEARED ON STARBOAR SIDE AFTER ~EING VI!WED 4 TO 5 SECONDS. SPEED EST 6~ TO 1~00 KNOTS. OBJECT ORANGE COLOR RESMBLING BALL OF FIRE TRAILING LIGHT. RANGE FROM ACFT 5 TO 1~ MILES. VISIBI~ITY AT TIME GOOD. SCATERED LAYER A~OVE, NOT COMPLETE DARl<NESS PILOT AND CO.-PILOT POSITIVE QBJECT NorsTAR. NOTHING FOLLOWS THIS ... ~/093~Z MAY RJEXFT V WPAe~3 YDA~10 JYA11! JDB~3SEXD033FTA0~'''''YY RBEK1C RCEHC Rrrr.~c RJI DE RJEXFT 9A FM COMDR 64TH AIR DIV DEF PEPPERRELL AFBNF TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC AFB OHIO s s oua RJEl'HQ/DlR INT HQ USAF WASH DC RJEPHQ/COFS USAF WASH DC RJEPQ~/COMEASTSEAFRCM NY NY ZEN/COMDR NEAC PEPPERRELL AFB NF