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AIR ATTACHE FINLAND PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 19-21 March, 1960 | 2. LOCATION | Ousi Suomi, Finland  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local ___________ CMT. Not given | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |  | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Reports not in file. Case obtained from a letter from the Air Attache of Finland asking about observations on above dates. Reply to this letter evaluates th…

12-1107125 30 Mar 67

Office of the Air Attache, Finland
Thornton, Lee H., Major A/412A

The objects responsible for the sightings at East Canal 19 and 21 March 1960, were probably very bright indoors known as "fireballs". The cause of the sightings at Helsingin Sanomat on 26 and 27 March 1960, cannot be determined. A fireball is defined as a meteor as bright or brighter than -3 magnitude, bright enough to exist indoors. These meteors may appear white, blue, green, red, orange, yellow, pink or purple. Often a trail is left which may also be varicolored, or may change color after being left. Th…