NATIONAL ARCHIVES MICROFILM PUBLICATIONS Microfilm Publication 71206 PROJECT BLUE BOOK Case Files of Individual Sightings File Nos. 55-179 THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON: ge tang) 9 dale Newfoundland intorpretation. detonation, Furthernore, dosoription phenonenon description explanation Dr HYNEK*S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED. FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT. Bacranit. THEA 1. Autronontoal : a. \Eigh probability: b. Fair or low probabilitys 2. Won-astrononioal tut suggestive of other explanations ( @. Balloons or ordirary. airorafts . Misoollansous (reflections, auroral streamers, birds, eto.) js Hon-astronouioal, with no explanation evident Lack of eviderise precludes explanations be Evidence offered suggests no explanations : ARARSLMASIS CHECK-LIST - 1. Dato 9 sau 2, Time Between 12:15 and 11:0. 3. Location Grand Falls, Newfoundland Ly ono of observer <igIRSaaay | - 3 5. Occupation of obsorvor Constable 6, Address of obsorvor Wevfoundland Constabulary, Grand Falls 7 Placo of observation Grand Falls, 8. Mumbor of objocts 5. 4 seen at first 1, later 10, Timo in sight brief period ll. Altitude 8/8 12, Speod _terrific 13. Dirootion of flight et ee ips in easterly direction 1b. - Tactics ginal, fons aig j fie side by side, last onet ae 15. Sound B/S 16. Sizo mage about size of barrel head 17. Color B/S = seemed phosphorescent 18. Shapo round = about size 19., Odor dotectoa B/S 20. Apparent construction B/S 21. axhaust trails B/S However, there appeared to be a phospevscent zlow 22. _ Woathor conditions B/S * 23. Bfoct on clouds /S 2k, Sketches or photographs None direction, On leoking phosphorescent unidentified desorption dewfoundland Newfoundland egg-sbaped phosphorus Yewfoundiand, constable, forastion, Newfoundland installation cular wagon Stephenville, Kodachrome: developed, Rochester, recelved"y AamaaeavanEm Anchorage, travelling eeeamitiies Intelligence eserebject Classifications MONCUNDLAMD SAMANAIAIG TeKTOURDLARD CONSTABULARY PHOSPHORUS WAGOUMLAND DISAPPRARED PDWMNMEMMEASAID COMMUNICATION MUFOUNDLAMD TRPMNVENKR Ade OM-TN 2046 NEWFOUNDLAND CONSTABULARY STATION Grand Falls, DATE July 13th, 1947. respectfully information mother-in-law; NEWFOUNDLAND CONSTABULARY respectfully information overhead ata |; isible,. It's colour phosphorus y about the matter, we (continue a * lee app: .ve'aged, of Jere wb tis tide of | tho ob |e taaalaaccinpabibeis Howfoundland date the asual desorijtion just threo days apart, do not informmtion hypothesis conpiutely inpossivle, dent were mateors. against the neteoric hyzothesie. EVALUATIONS 1., Aatrononioal probability: probability: Mon-astrononioal tive of other explanations Miscellaneous (reflections, streeners, Mon-astrononioal, explanation explanation: explanation: liewfoundland observers, itersretati hinjes,hoverer, internittent interpretation. internitteatly voth of ti Lightning, phenomenon i:.cidest. caaccnaakeA iaiilasionien Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT, INCILENT "INDEA 1, Astronontos: High probability: b, Fair or low probability: 2, Won-astrononieal tut suggestive of other explanations 4. Balloons or ordinary atroraft: o. Miscollancous (reflections, auroral streamora, birds, eto.) 1 3. Hon-astrononioal, with no explanation evident a, Lack of evidence Bras explanations b. Bvidence offered suggests no explanations : wong niga big ot altttndesi:; Phe Tor ture meaty After dhaer ving: the: abropt: 5 stare: contudied Soruation 2 1O.duly 47 Newfoundland The evidence pre: photograghs "feathered by a firoball. nosis that the | UNCLASSIFIED _ Field,-Uewfoundland Byidence prasented here favors the hypothesis that the observers. + port on incident #26. EVALUATIONS DACILENT INDEX Autrononioal probability: probability: Bon-astrononioal suggestive explanations Misoollancous (reflections, streanors, Hon-astrononioal, explanation explanation sxplanation: CERCK-LIST UNIDENTIFIED