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Incident #116

ATIC NO. ---

AF NO. ---

REPORT NO. ---

DATE OF REPORT ---

TIME OF SIGHTING --- night

SHAPE ---

SIZE --- football

COURSE --- earthward

NO. IN GROUP --- 1

HOUND ---

PHOTOS --- SKETCHES ---

Temporary ATIC Form 329
(2 Jan 52)

DATE OF INFO --- 11 Mar 1948

LOCATION --- Canada

SOURCE --- Hale civilian

DATE IN TO ATIC ---

COLOR --- blue flame

SPEED --- meteoric

ALTITUDE --- M. austral

LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED ---

TYPE OF OBSERVATION --- ground

MANEUVERS ---

Porty Meters
(1000 feet)
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RESTRICTED

Incident #116 -- Moose Factory, Canada -- 11 March 1948

This incident can certainly be ascribed to the fall of a bright meteor, or fireball.

RESTRICTED

7-3712-5
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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

Incident #116

1. Date 11 Mar 48
2. Time night
3. Location Near shores of James Bay,
4. Name of observer
5. Occupation of observer Employee of Hudson Bay Co.
6. Address of observer Moose Factory
7. Place of observation Moose Factory, Canada
8. Number of objects 1
9. Distance of object from observer N/S
10. Time in sight N/S
11. Altitude N/S
12. Speed meteoric
13. Direction of flight northward
14. Tactics N/S
15. Sound No noise
16. Size size of a football
17. Color Blue flame
18. Shape N/S
19. Odor detected N/S
20. Apparent construction meteor
21. Exhau
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THE FOREIGN SERVICE
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Office of Military Air Attache
United States Embassy
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

18 March 1948

Mr. A. C. [redacted]
TSNAD
Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio

Dear Mr. [redacted]

I am forwarding here an article clipped out of the Toronto Globe & Mail dated 15 March 1948 for your information.

An official report is being made through proper channels.

Very truly yours,

Woodrow B. Wilmot
WOODROW B. WILMOT
Lt Colonel, USAF
Air Technical Liaison Officer

1 Incl:
Clipping
page 5
10 Mar 44

# Ball of Blue Flame Falls From Sky And Explodes Near Moose Factory

Moose Factory, March 14 (CP). — The northern sky. She described it as about the size of a full moon which gave the appearance of disintegration as it fell.

A big ball of blue flame, seemingly the size of a football, streaked out of the sky Thursday night and exploded near this Northern Ontario community near the shores of James Bay, V. J. Pratt of the Hudson's Bay Company reported.

The explosion lit up the entire area brighter than daylight, the whole ball disappeared and a second later a streak of orange light s
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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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