Baker Lake, Canada, April 1962April 1962

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Summary

On April 25, 1962, observers near Baker Lake in northern Canada reported a bright object in the night sky at about 11:00 p.m. local time. The sighting lasted a very short time. The witnesses faced south and saw the object streak from east to west. The sky was clear.

The object had an elongated shape. Its color ranged from bright orange to green. Its light looked like a very bright aircraft light, but larger. The report was relayed through nearby Eskimo Point.

The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. Officials checked records of decaying satellites and found no re-entry on that date. The Air Force concluded the object was a meteor of the fireball class. They noted such bright meteors are rare and that the color and short duration fit a fast fireball moving toward the west.

Reported location

Baker Lake, Canada, April 1962

Date of incident

April 1962

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 45

Original case file scans

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i PROJECT 10073 RECCRD CARD :
1. DATE Z 2. LOCATION ra Ls LG CONGLUSIONS ee)
| 1 Was Balloon i
RY Any O68 | Baker Lake, Canada 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION ANE Fosvisty Booe
lLoesl —_— H¥Ground- Visual O Ground-Rador io Bohai Rserats
CMT 25/05002 Pe 0 AirVisual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
a enue. °° XN Ves Asienemicsl - Metoor
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
2 No | Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION B NEN ONBRIECTS | COURSE: = 10 Ofer
OU Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
Short | one | West ll ole di
10. BRIZF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 3 11. COMMENTS ¥
Obj moving fm East to West apparently Obj evaluated as a meteor duc
{meteor like. Luminosity as a bright light to short duration & observable
i on an a/c only larger, Elongated shapg, + characteristics,
orange to green color. Observers facing
South. Sky clear. Rpt relayed fm Eski-
; moes at location 64.,18N 96,04V,
ATIC CRM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
: ‘
EE eee lb le bl cia bis tga a Cs

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