60 mi W of Argentia, Nwflnd., April 1958April 1958

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Summary

On April 11, 1958, about 60 miles west of Argentia, Newfoundland, a military aircraft crew reported a bright object in the sky. The cockpit of their C-124 aircraft was lit up for 15 to 20 seconds by a white light described as intense as an arc welding torch. The aircraft was at 8,000 feet. During the last 5 seconds, a round white object the size of a baseball held at arm's length was seen traveling at great speed from low in the sky to directly overhead, where it broke up in a shower of red sparks. No tail or trail was seen. The pilot, with 15 years of experience, said it was not a comet or falling star. Radar sites in the area found no confirmation. The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force evaluated the case as a meteor.

Reported location

60 mi W of Argentia, Nwflnd., April 1958

Date of incident

April 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 32

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i 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 on 3 : ; : 0 Was Balloon
fy LL GApE a3 60 mi W of Argentia, Nw £1lnd 8 Probably Balloon
4 3. DATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF CBSERVATION @ Possibly Balloon
8 5 d 0 Was Aircraft
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3 {Egat mollis ed ee J Ground- Visual 13 Ground-Radar 0 Probably Aircraft
4 GMT. AO GIRY, He) rail (0% Air Visual 0 Air-Intercapt Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
E 5. PHOTOS { 4. SOURCE 1% Was Astronomical Meteor
4 00 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
1 : OMe Military 0 Possibly Astronomical f
EE 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE i OF aes ed aa Re 2 :
4 O Insufficient Data for Evoluation
ia 0 Unknown
i 15-20 sec 5 41 I AL i | Fc Cr RR Ee
E' 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
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bE Cockpit illumina ted by brilliant abl Sputnllc Ed did not decay until
i believed to be decay of Sputnik 2 by jd pry Obl hag dracteristics of |
3 witnesses on flight over Newfoundland], bolide observa pion of Long
E Obj observed for. 15-20 secs. Intensity duration. Case eva luated as a
3 of welding torch, 2/c at 8,000 ft, meteor sighting.
- Obj disappated in shower of red sparks.
= No return on Radar.
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