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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 20 Feb 59 | 2. LOCATION Hall Lake, N.W.T., Canada | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local ON T 20/1345Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rador | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE falling  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMM…

20 Feb 59
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
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SMD B 152
CZCHQB027ZCYJA072
PP RJEZHQ
DE RJEDNBA 2373
P 210505Z
FM CMDR 4601ST SUPPGRU DEW PARAKUS J NJ
TO RJWFAL/CMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
RJWFAL/CMDR 1006TH AISS ENT AFB
RJENGK/CMDR 64TH AIR DIVISION PEPPEREL AFB NFD
RJEDSG/CMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON
RJEZHG/ASST. CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HDQS USAF
RJEZHG/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HDQS USAF
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SECTION ONE OF TWO
/UNCLASSIFIED/ OPN-02113. UFO. A DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT:
1. ROUND
2. BASEBALL
3. WHITE, SIMILAR TO BURNI…

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UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
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9. NONE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
1. BRIGHT FLASH
2. NORTH AT THIRTY TO FOURTY DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON
3. NORTH AT TEN TO FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON
4. DOWNWARD ARC
5. SECOND FLASH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ARC AND THEN INSTANTANEOUS DISAPPEARANCE
6. FIVE SECONDS VAPOR TRAIL LASTED FIVE TO TEN MINUTES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
1. GROUND VISUAL
2. NONE
3. NONE
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
1. 20/1345Z FEB 1959
2. DAY
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS
1. HALL LAKE, NWT, CANADA (REFERENCE P…

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UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
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F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS
1. HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, NO AGE, RELIABILITY-GOOD
- SUPPLY SPECIALIST - AGE 42 RELIABILITY GOOD
- C&E SUPERVISOR AGE 27 RELIABILITY-GOOD
AGE 21 RELIABILITY GOOD
- MORAL & SAFETY SUPERVISOR RELIABILITY GOOD
- ESKIMO APPRENTICE HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR AGE 26 RELIABILITY GOOD
LABORER AGE 33 RELIABILITY GOOD ( ALL PERSONNEL ARE EMPLOYED BY FEC ON THE DEW LINE ADDRESS C/O FEDERAL ELECTRIC CORP MONTREAL AIRPORT, CANADA)

G. WEATHER AND WIN…

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010 TRUE AT SIXTEEN KNOTS 30000
300 TRUE AT THIRTYONE KNOTS 50000
300 TRUE AT ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SIX KNOTS 67000

3. UNLIMITED
4. UNLIMITED
5. NONE
6. NONE
H. NONE
I. NONE
J. NONE
K. SQUADRON LEADER KEITH H BALL, RCAF, MILITARY COMMANDER FOX
MAIN STATION, DEW LINE

AT 1345Z 00 FEB 59, AN OBSERVER AT WEST MELVILLE, ANOTHER AT ROWLEY AND TWO OBSERVERS AT HALL LAKE, ALL IN THE NORTH WEST TERRITORIES WERE ATTRACTED BY A VERY BRIGHT WHITE FLASH IN THE SKY. THE INITIAL FLASH APPEARED TO BE ABO…

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RESEMBLING A MAGNESIUM FLARE, CONTINUED IN AN DOWNWARD ARC FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. AFTER ABOUT TEN SECONDS THIS ABJECT INCREASED NOTICEABLE IN BRIGHTNESS AND THEN COMPLETELY DISAPPEARED ABOUT FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON. A WHITISH VAPOROUS TRAIL LASTING ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES WAS OBSERVED BETWEEN THE POINTS OF THE INITIAL AND SECOND FLASH. THIS TRAIL WAS SAID TO RESEMBLE THAT LEFT BY A JET AIRCRAFT BUT TO BE CONSIDERABLE LESS DENSE. ALTHOUGH INITIALLY A SOLID TRAIL TO BROKE UP INTO TH…

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UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCOMING
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DID C 115
CZCHQAS88ZCYJA073

PP RJEZHQ
DE RJEDNBA 2373
P 210505Z

FN CMDR 4601ST SUPPGRU DEW PARAMUS N J
TO RJWFAL/CMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND
RJWFAL/CMDR 1006TH AISS ENT AFB
RJENGK/CMDR 64TH AIR DIVISION PEPPEREL AFB NFD
RJEDSG/CMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON
RJEZHQ/ASST. CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HDQS USAF
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HDQS USAF

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SECTION TWO OF TWO
/UNCLASSIFIED/ OPN-02113. UFO.
THE INTENSE WHITE COLOR OF THE OBJECT, THE APPARANT VELOCITY, THE RESULTAN…

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UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

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INADEQUACY OF COMMUNICATIONS IN THIS AREA. ANY FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE COMPILED AND FORWARDED UPON REQUEST. END.

BT

21/0645Z FEB RJEDBNBA

NOTE: Sec I is AF IN 01877 (21 Feb 59)
ACTION: CIN
INFO: OOP, SAFIS
AF IN: 01867 (21 Feb 59) Page 2 of 2 Pages DB/jce