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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

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