Glenwood Newfoundland — February 1958

Category: 1958  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1958-02-6961670-Glenwood-Newfoundland.pdf
Keywords: aeope, 445z_, tircnaft, adait, touchsl, lanrled, uprobted, ancnr, trlangl, depretjsgd, umred, glemloocl, glenwqod, concenjing, vell1dg, d11el, 226tb, wazadng, vfoundland, erxatie, aeytb1ns, jiller, llb1cll, clumf, atcospherie
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD Ci\~0 2. LOC.l. T ION CONC L USIONS w, s Sol loon Ptobobly Bclloon Possi~ly Bolloon 3. O>. TE- TIMe CRO\.JP 4. TYP E OF OBScRVATIO~ t.tl I t1l''rt t- Ground-Vi :;uol a Ground-Rodor 'tYos A ircraft Probably Aircraft Ai,.. Vi su ol 0 Ai rl ntetcept Posstbl y A1 rcraft a Wo s Astronomi col Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical L ENGTH OF OBSERVATION !-\UMBER OF OBJECT S Insufficient Date for Evoluoti on 0 Unl<nown not ,.; t .l t Jcl BRIEr SUMMARY OF SIGHiiNG 11. COMMENT S to 11 rd u'l'':lt~ l() t .:cl t.:a t d c li~. ohjg~t :~ nd'7!.Jft"J. 2~/t.-445Z_: tircnaft P:::allh frcm Zl. fin . lane& ole.!i!J'ir.g, u~root.ed, .,4\Jw sl::a'OIS. Sr..c..- .-as d&p!"iSa d s::d at. Dn6 Gr;d,. ~0 , 5 5-eb~ f~ adait l t.ttal tl:ftn:n-t t.i<:e .::e A!.!:ia .t~rso~l. f'l.O hiui.C;J '" ~ L:P li ft.fit ':SIIX'Ylt'..rg f fJl' e. Pf. .. ' i 01:'1 ;ar.nur o-.c tc.1. Q:ti c_ .. tb~ c..ri~z:.nl r~d gc:-a he :-a Hl:~.rxxi r1u=ina r()h had ~n 11'.cie. Waa-c.her ;rr. z~oo -.he ob jeet 1..c;. ca.J 1.ed omd 3~t.ed ~ had vi31 ted -:.!le area Where the object had touchsl lanrled and i'o-.md a clea:ri:lg l/4 mile '.Jy lOOO n., t:.'"ees"I~bl7 broken md uprobted ancnr-vca cleared ~ in a perfect trlangl e. ~ anov was depretJSGd end ,Umred up at or;c end. 'lbere danS)xb!r ot Glemloocl.bad seen a long streak in the sky Ea.et. o-r GlenwQod at 12:00 midnight. .. vea question.ed-concenJing tmir sigl:rting. She de!le:oil;ed the obJect as a red light in the East tra.vell1Dg tow.ro Gander. A t:beck d11el.oeed the light ,.'2.8 seen in the vieinity" ~the T.r:ula-ca.ne.da hi~. and 1t 1s ft17 possibla this is Wa.t they Ba".l. sightil:lg, a call J'ligb't. Officer Miller, Duty Controller of the 226tb aircraft ec:atrol and Wazadng Squ&clron, at GAD.dar, !IC: Ne'Vfoundland. He P.lld two otbar msn saw an obJect OQ th~ir radar aeope on a ver:r erxatie cOUl'"fSe. It d1ss.ppe!:...~d b'CIIl the aeope to tbe West and they vent outside to see ii' thGre was aeytb1ns in the area. Upon furtber questioning, Flight Officer :.jiller revealed tbat, in hia opinion, this object ws definitely a bright otar llb1cll appeared. to clumf!e colon due to tlle atcospherie conditions prevailing at t.'le time. . :\ t 10:45 A.M., Z7 ~ebTua.r-J 1958, a ground :pal~t;r le:i't Glemrood 'trl.th soa., time, were interviewed. I t was learned that l.fr., a. reputation ... to put it mildly _...,. (XDA1 ticm.. I1 the clearing could be l..ocated., e.eris.l. photos eould be taken and atud1 ed. BeCtIM HI"~ h:rnisll more details or loeate th& clear .. _ iDs. tb1a is carried aa an