PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS D Waa Balloon ProlaWy Balloon PoasiWy Balloon Hall Lake N. l.,l. T . Canada .._ TYPE OP 08SIRVATION J. DATI!TIMI OIIOU' Was Aircraft a Pro .. allly Alro.,t D Po asl W y AI rcrft .>U~aeun4-VI .... 11. COMMINTI Round, white obJ size of baseball. Resembled a flare. Had whiti Gh vapor trail auch thinner th~n normal jet vapor trail, t\/ice as long a::; di<.Ulctcr of obj. Ob j was falling in down~1rd a r c , g~vc rl~Gh at bottan of arc and th~n di:;uJJPeu.rcd inJ t unta- ancously. Vapor tro.:i 1 .l '.t: t,~J. ) -10 r.1in. The description of obj is typical of a daylight fireball. OEPART MENi OF J~E AI:< FORe: ( ' CZC HQIJ0?7 ZC Y J A~ 7'2 DE ~JE!)~tBA 2373 F~ CMD1 4601ST SUPPG~U DEW PARA ft. US J NJ .''FAL/CMDR AIR DEFE~JSE COM!'!AND RJt~FAL/C~DR 1006TH AISS ENT AFB RJE'JC~/Ct~DR 64TH AIR DIVISION PEPPEREL AFB NFD RJ!!:DS~/Crt.DR AI~ TEC'f~JICAL I~JTELLIGENCE CENTER t,~RIGiT PATTERSON RJEZ.i~/ ASST. CHIEF' Of STAFF' I~JTELLI GENCE HDQS USAF RJEZrlQ/OFFICE OF INI~OR~ATIO~ SERVICES HDQS USAF ~cT 10~1 or~E OF r"'o /U~JCLASS IF IED/ OPN -02 1 13. UFO. A D:. SCRIPT I ON 1. ROU~JD 3. V\.flTE, SI~ILAR TO EUR~JING ~AGNESIUM 6. R ESS~I ELED A FLARE 1. ,,.~IT!Sri VAPOR TRAIL, ~UCH THI~JNER Tt.{A~J A NORMAL JET AF IN: 01877 (21 Feb 59) Page 1 of 5 Pages QEPARTMEI' .. "!' OF THE AIR FORc;:i (, P,l\GE 1" 0 RJED'lEA 23 7 3 B. JESCRIPT ION OF COURSE Of OBJECT 1. B1 IGHT FLAS({ 2. "lORTH AT THIRTY TO FOURTY DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON 3. 'JC~TH AT TEN TO FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON 5. SECO~JD FLASH AT THE BOTTCJf: OF THE ARC AND THEN INSTANTANEOUS.~ DISAPPEARANCE 6. FIVE SECO'JDS VAPO~ TRAIL LASTED F' IVE TO TEN MIN UTES 1. GROU~JD VISUAL f). T I r: E A J!) D AT E OF S I C H T I N G E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS 1. rl4LL LAKE, N 'T, CANADA CREFERENCE PAGE 89, RADIO FACILITY "51 ~ELVILLE ~J'/T, CANADA <CHARTS, ALASKA, CANADA AND ~O''LEY N!T, CA~4ADA CNORTY ATLANTic> AF IN: 01877 (~1 Feb 59) Page 2 of 5 Pages OEPARTMEN7 [ HE _AIR FOR<.~ ( STAi-r ME.lSAGE DIVISIO~ t ESSAG : DE RJED~lBA F. I 9 E T IF Y I NG INF ORr,; AT I ON ON OBSERVERS EQUIPrt,E~JT qEL IABIL ITY-GOOD -SUPPLY SPECIALIST-AGE RELIABILITY -C&E SUPERVISOR AGE 27 RELIABILITY-GOOD AGE 21 RELIABILITY GOOD ~ ~ORAL & SAFETY SUPERVISOR RELIABILITY GOOD -ESKIMO APPRENTICE HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ACE 26 1ELIABILITY GOOD LABO~EJ AGE 33 RELIABILITY GOOD < ALL PERSONNEL ARE ~r'tPLOYED EY FEC 0 J T \tE DE~I L I~JE ADDRESS C/ 0 FEDERAL ELECTRIC CORP r'.G~!TREAL AIRPORT, CA~lADA> G. vAT:lER AND '.t.'I D:J J\LCF"T CONDITl2:1S AT Tir~E A~JD DATE OF SI GiTING 1. CLEA~ AND VISIBILIT Y UNLI~ITED ?. e t e T1 UE AT NI~JE K~JOTS - SURFACE 0 13 T~UE AT NINE KNOTS 6000 ~43 1RUE AT NINE KNOTS 10000 3 '33 T~UE AT TE~J KNOTS 16~00 0 7 ! IRUE AT T~'ELVE KNOTS 20000 AF IN: 01877 (21 Feb 59) Page 3 of 5 Pages ST A.~ MESSAGe DIVIS,D~. DEPART t\:IEN' OF THE AIR PPGE FOUR DE :~JED'JBA 2373 01~ TRUE AT SIXTEEN K~OTS 30~00 3~0 1~UE AT THIRTYONE KNOTS 50000 3~2 TRUE AT ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SIX KNOTS 67000 3. U L I~ITED 4. UnLirt,ITED :<. S~UADKO~l LEADErt J<E ITtf H BALL, RCA F, MILITARY C OMf"' ANDER FOX f' AIN STATIO'J, DE\~ LI~JE AT 1343Z ~0 FEB 59, AN OBSERVER ~T ~EST MELVILLE, ANOTHER AT ROWLEY A'19 T''O CBSEqVERS AT n~LL LAJ{E, ALL I~J THE NORTH WEST TERliTO~IES WE~E ATTRACTED BY A VERY B~IGHT WHITE FLASH IN THE S:<Y. ro.tE !Nil IAL FLASH APPEARED TO EE ABOUT FOURTY DEGREES ABOJE T i01IZON ArJD FRO~ T~ENTY TO SIXTY MILES NORTH OF THE OBSERVERS. TiE I~JIT IAL INTE~lSITY. OF T~E FLASH THE~ DEVREASED SLIGHTLY AND ~ .. ! C2,JECT ABOUT T!iE SIZE OF A BASEBALL HELD AT ARMS LENGTH, AF IN: 01877 (21 Feb 59) Page 4 of 5 Pages OEPARTN,ENT 0~ tHE AIR FORC~ ' ( ST A~F ~'"E5:$.A.G.: l)IViSIO~. / P,\GE FIVE DE RJEDNBA 2373 I I~ c c I N G RESr.:::JELI>JG A r~AGNE:SIU~ FLA;iE, CONTI~JUED I~.J AN DOWNt.t!ARD ARC FROr~ i'~QRTH TO SOUTH. AFTER ABOUT TEN SECONDS THIS ABJECT I~JC:<EAS ED NOTICEABLE IN SRI GHT~JESS A~D T~EN COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED ABOUT FIFTEE~ DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. A WHITISH VAPOROUS T~AIL LASII\lG ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES ~'AS OBSERVED BET\~EEN THE POINTS ~ TrlE I~ITIAL A~D-SECOND FLASH. THIS TRAIL WAS SAID TO RESENBLE THAT -L::F'T BY A JET AIRCRAFT BUT TO BE CO~SIDERABLE LESS DENSE. ALTHOUGH INITIALLY A SOLID TRAIL IO BROKE UP INTO THREE SECT! OOS IN A FE~ r~I~JUTES AND THS~J SLO'~LY DISSIPATED. T',.'O i<ORE OBSERVEi1S AT HALL LAKE AND ONE MORE AT ~JEST MELVILLE '.'IT~lESSEn THE PHE'.JC E~JO~J SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL FLASH BUT DID "101 tJOT ACTUALLY SEE fr~E INITIAL FLASH. THTERE ATTENTION WAS FROEABLY ATTRACTED TO THE OBJECT BY THEISECOND FLASH. THEIR REPOlTS vERE AL~OST IDEnTICAL THE OTHER OBSERVERS. ALTrla~CHT THESE VA~ OUS OBSERVERS WERE WIDELY SEPARWTED THERE IS A R~YA 1:~ ABLE S I~ ILAq IT Y BET~JEEt! THE ~BSERVAT IONS WITH OOL Y MIN OR VA"":? I l\T I O~JS 1.1E I C:~T ANJ D I ST A CE EST Ir~ATES. I AM OF THE OPINION TH~.T THIS ''AS A GE'JUINE SIGHTING OF AN U~'IDE~JTIFIED FLYING OEJECT; ~'ITH A VERY STRONG POSSIBILITY OF IT BEING THE ENTRY CF A i"STEO~ITY I~ITO T~E EARTHS ATMOSPHERE. 2 1 /:161! 5Z FEB RJED'lBA .N(/iE ; .3ec II is AF IN 01867 ACTION: CIN OOP, SAFIS OEPAR T '~E~I~ f)F fH~ A IR FO RCi ' ( S ~ A;:F MES S.~Gc DIVIS.O"'-. . ~1 CMDR 4601ST SUPPGRU DEW PARAMUS N J T~ R.!\JF AL/ C DR AIR DEFENSE COt:U1AND I f(j'J~ ; L / CMDR 1 006TH AISS ENT AF B RjE:JSK/C!IDR 64TH AIR DIVISION PEPPEREL AFB NFD HJ!:DS~/C DR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE C,JTER WRIGHT PATTERSON R~EZ:fO/ ASST. Cli IEF' OF STAFF' INTELLIGENCE HDQS USAF nJ~ZHG/ OFFICE OF I~JFG;~'ATION SERVICES HDQS USAF !HE L lTErlSE I,I}H!TE COLOR OF OBJECT, THE APPARANT VEL OCITY, ~SlJL TANT VAPORT TRAIL THE DOWNWARD ARC OF THE FLIGHT PATH THE COt1PLETE ABSENCE OF ANY NOISE OR VIBRATION WOULD APPEAR TJ S~AR THIS OUT. THE POSSIBILITY HOWEVER DOES EXISTS THAT THIS ?HS c:~E~JON WAS THE RE-ENTRY OF SQrtlE TYPE t1ISSILE INTO THE EARTHS i.T : s .;~JTI:IPATED THAT FURTHER REPORTS \JILL BE RECEIVED FROM 'J9S0~J BAY PERSO NEL .140 ARE HAMPERED BY THE QEPART~E.r:~n 'Ct iH~ AIR F:>RC~ 'c. ST A~'r MES~AGE DIVISIO~ E E C Otf: P I LED A:!D F OR'.JARDED UPON FEB~RJEDB~J SA ACTION: ~ . CIN (21 Feb 59) .Page 2 of 2 Pages