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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  2 Nov 1951 | 47N 57.35W (Atlantic) | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 10310/362 02/2304Z | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 …

AF FORM 112-PART 3
(CLASSIFICATION)
Authority of the Commander, MASS
19 JUN 51
Date Initials R/RL/SQ
96
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flares in Newfoundland Area
(CLASSIFICATION)
Newfoundland; Nova Scotia
(CLASSIFICATION)
19 December 1951
(CLASSIFICATION)
A. G. Love, Captain, USAF
(CLASSIFICATION)
3 November 1951
(CLASSIFICATION)
1. Report contains detailed data on the sighting and subsequent investigation of two unidentified flares in the Newfoundland area on 3 November 1951.
2. Continuing inquiry into the significance, if any, of the incidents, since the date of t…

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UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112—PART II
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Intelligence Division, Hq MASS
(Address) AFB, Washington 25, D. C.  XR-278-51
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1. On 3 November 1951, at 0006Z, R-5D #542, on route from Argentia, Newfoundland, to Patuxent River, Maryland, at an altitude of 8,000 feet, reported sighting a brilliant white flare which came up through an undercast. Location of the sighting was at 47° 00' N, 57° 35' W, approximately 60 miles due east of St. Pierre, Pierre Island, a French possession 100 miles south southeast of Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland.
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UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
(CLASSIFICATION)
Intelligence Division, Hq MASS
Andrews AFB, Washington 25, D.C.
REPORT NO. 12-278-51
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b. SA-10 #4058 was immediately diverted to the area and arrived at 0414Z. TFR conditions existed and visibility was unlimited. A small flashing green beacon was visible on an off-shore island. The pilot, however, expressed doubt as to whether the Van American pilot could have seen the green light from 15,000 feet. No plane expressed doubt that it could have been mistaken for a flare. A …