50N 74.30W QUEBEC, CANADA, August 1961August 1961

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On August 1, 1961, near Chibougamou, Quebec, a civilian reported witnessing an explosion in the sky at about 40,000 feet, approximately 40 miles northwest of Chibougamou. The explosion lasted about three seconds. Something then shot out from the flash and left a trail of smoke visible for about fifteen seconds. The sighting occurred at 8:02 p.m. local time. A similar explosion had been reported at 8:00 a.m. on August 1 in the same area, which possibly caused a forest fire. The witness was employed by Fecteau Airways at Lake Cache, Quebec, and was assessed as reliable. The Air Force evaluation was marked unknown.

Reported location

50N 74.30W QUEBEC, CANADA, August 1961

Date of incident

August 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 43

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
1 AUG 61

3. DATE/TIME GROUP
Local 0423302

GMT

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
15 sec

8. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Explosion in the sky. Explosion lasting 3 sec., something shot out fm explosion and left trail of smoke visible for about 15 sec.

2. LOCATION
50 N 74.30 W QUEBEC, CANADA

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual
[illegible]
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
[illegible]
Civilian

9. COURSE
[illegible]

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibility Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown

10. COMMENTS: [illegible] a bottle shooting. Yes limited data.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28993815