Akpotok Island, Newfoundland, May 1956May 1956

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On May 20, 1956, near Akpatok Island, off Newfoundland, the pilot and co-pilot of a Royal Canadian Air Force DC-4 reported one object. It was an air visual sighting at about 12:10 a.m. local time. The object was in view for 4 to 5 seconds.

The plane was flying from CYFB to CYYY on a 225 degree magnetic heading. The object appeared directly in front of the plane and then passed off the starboard side. It was shaped like a ball of fire trailing light. Its color was orange. The crew estimated its speed at 600 to 1,000 knots. Its range from the aircraft was 5 to 17 miles.

Visibility was good with a scattered cloud layer above. It was not complete darkness. Both crew members were sure the object was not a star. The Air Force concluded on its Project 10073 record card, the official record for unidentified flying object reports, that the sighting was a meteor.

Reported location

Akpotok Island, Newfoundland, May 1956

Date of incident

May 1956

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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cat " PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 i Z 0 Was Balloon
20 May 1956 Akpotok Island, Newfoundla OQ Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3 TYPE OF OBSERVATION DO Possibly Balloon
tecgd oo — ——————————— 0 Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar a Beobably Avcroft
GMT 20/04102 X® Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS : 8. SOURCE O Was Astronomical Meteor
O Yes (u] Probably Astronomical
HXXNo RCAF-Pilot & co-pilot DC 4 DX Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0, Other —
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© 4-5 seconds one 9: MOLuoI
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object shaped as a ball of fire Meteor sighting.
trailing light, color orange. Esti-
mated speed of 600-1000 knots per
hour, Pilot and co-pilot did not thin
it was star.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28965667