47N 57.35W (Atlantic), November 1951November 1951

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
l. DATE 2. LOCATION ( 12. COMCLUSIONS
i ~ N r | mi oy po $44 : 0 Was Balloon
3 2 Nov 1951 LIN 57,350 (Atlantic) 0 Probably Belloon
j 3. DATE-TINE GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION I. TRV W——-
IE i i a 0) Ground-Visuel 0 Ground-Rador 0 Wos Aircraft
: ry, : : 1 Probably Aircroft
ont _LCB/8/ B81 02/230L7 0 Air-Visual 0 Air-Intorcopt Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 13 Was Astronomicol 1151100
| & 0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
0 No 14714 Eary 0 Possibly Astronomicol
| | 7. LcwoTH OF OBSERVATION [5 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | %. COURSE |O Other _____
5 0 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
. 0 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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A brilliant white flare coming up through Pilot of investigating a/c wus of
undercast observed from a/e at €,000 It, opinion that beacon from St Pierre may
A/c dispatched to investigate 1 hr later, have appeared over edge of wderenst
3 Located J surfaces vessels in area/ Pilot and been mistokoen of observer for a
1 chserved powerful rotating white beacon at flare, INSUFFICIMNT DATE to substantial:
St Pierre on Nova Scotia coast line, this conclusion since reporting witorss
3 Addtionzl information upon landing indicated stated that flare came up through
1 that flare was rocket type with tail in flight the undercast, Debriefing uron landing
from East to West with dovmward path descending indicates that object more probavly
through overcact, Belicved to Le over 40 mi a meteor, Fléght direction is West.
away.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)