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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  12 Apr 59 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local CNT. 13/0100Z | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other Tech Consultant ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☐ No | Military & Civilian |   |…

1959

NXP 3

MONTREAL, APRIL 13.--(APRIL) - AIR FORCE AUTHORITIES WERE JAPFLED TODAY BY A MYSTERIOUS "UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT" THAT SHOWED UP AS A RED LIGHT OVER CANADA'S KEY AIR DEFENSE ESTABLISHMENT NEAR HERE AND DISAPPEARED NORTH AT A SPEED ESTIMATED FASTER THAN SOUND.

THE OBJECT WHICH DID NOT REGISTER ON RADAR SCREENS WAS SEEN AT ABOUT 8 P.M. EST YESTERDAY BY CONTROL TOWER OBSERVERS AT THE ST. HUBERT AIRBASE AND BY SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER AIRPORT PERSONNEL AND DISTRICT RESIDENTS.

"IT WAS A GENUINE U.F.O. (UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT) AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED," AN AIR FORCE SPOKESMAN SA…

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
ZCZCHQD295ZCRJAL11
PP RJEZHQ
DE RFEPAY RRXQR
P 142230Z
FM USAIRA OTTAWA ONT CANADA
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC
RJEZHQ/COFS USAF
BT
UNCLASSIFIED FROM OAIRA CANADA U-28. USAF FOR AFCIN & OSAF FOR SAFIS.
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT WAS REPORTED OVER MONTREAL-QUEBEC AREA
(45 31 N - 73 25 W) ON 12 APRIL 1959. MATTER WAS IMMEDIATELY INVEST-
IGATED BY RCAF DEFENCE COMMAND AND REPORT PASSED THROUGH NORTHERN
NORAD. RCAF STATES INVESTIGATION FOUND NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE.
THEY BELIEVE SIGHTING TO BE A SPOT OR S…