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UNCLASSIFIED Incident #100 DATE OF ISSUE 5 Jan 48 ACTION: Helsinki, Finland SOURCE: Military Attache DATE OF REPORT DATE OF REPORT 1 TIME OF REPORT 1 COUNTRY: Finland SPEED: 1 LIT: --- COUNTRY: N to S NO. IN GROUP: 1 LENGTH: --- UNIT: --- SERVICES: --- DATE OF REPORT 10 secs TYPE OF PRESENTATION: ground MANUFACTURER: --- Temporary ATIC Form 329 (1 Jan 52) ASIAO ( mention)
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UNCLASSIFIED Incident #100 -- Finland -- 5 January 1948 Information given here is insufficient to establish any sort of identification. There is nothing in the scanty report of the incident, however, that could not be explained as a meteoric phenomenon. UNCLASSIFIED
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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS UNCLASSIFIED Incident # 100 1. Date 5 Jan 1948 2. Time N/S 3. Location Military Attache, Helsinki Finland (official source of information) 4. Name of observer N/S 5. Occupation of observer N/S 6. Address of observer N/S 7. Place of observation Pietarsaari, Finland 8. Number of objects One (1) 9. Distance of object from observer N/S 10. Time in sight 10 Seconds 11. Altitude N/S 12. Speed N/S 13. Direction of flight north to south 14. Tactics N/S 15. Sound N/S 16. Size N/S 17. Color Shining 18. Shape N/S 19. Odor detected N/S 20. Apparent construction N/…
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF MESSAGE CENTER INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED. HANDLE AS RESTRICTED DOWNGRADED PER PARAS 511 and 60a (4) AM 380-5 From: USMILATTACHE AMLEGATION Helsinki Finland sgd Burrill (AIRGRAM) To: Dir of Intelligence GSUSA Washington 25 DC Nr: AGC 2 13 January 1948 Helsinki press 10th January reports observation of light phenomena vicinity Vaasa 3rd January brightly shining object with long tail moved west to east visible for 30 seconds. Another shining object seen Pistarsaari 5th January observed 10 seconds from north to south. Eyewitnes…
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Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT. INCIDENT INDEX 1. Astronomical a. High probability: #26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140, 147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216, 219, 238. b. Fair or low probability: #19, 20, 23, 24, 28, 35, 36, 46, 50, 63, 67, 80, 82, 93, 100, 112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192, 199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240. 2. Non-astronomical but suggestive of other explanations a. Balloons or ordinary aircraft: #3, 11, 22, 41, 42…
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Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT. INCIDENT INDEX 1. Astronomical a. High probability: #26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140, 147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 206, 216, 219, 238. b. Fair or low probability: #19, 20, 23, 24, 28, 35, 36, 46, 50, 63, 67, 80, 82, 93, 100, 112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192, 199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240. 2. Non-astronomical but suggestive of other explanations a. Balloons or ordinary aircraft: #3, 11, 22, 41, 42…
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DATE: 7 JANUARY 1948 LOCATION: GODMAN, KENTUCKY OBSERVER: ~~[redacted]~~ EVALUATION: BALLON THIS CASE FILE IS IN THE NEXT FOLLOWING FOLDER WITH ACCESSION NUMBER 7-3712-6.
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