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Case FileNARA NAID 28941461 · T1206 Roll 9

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Cornerbrooke, Newfoundland, April 1952April 1952

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Summary

On April 18, 1952, in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, a civilian reported an unidentified flying object. The man, who worked at a local newspaper, was awakened about 0400 (4:00 a.m.) by a barking dog and went to his window.

He saw one bright object in a northerly direction. It was round, appeared 3 to 4 inches across at arm's length, and was a yellowish gold color like hot metal. He estimated its altitude at about 2,000 feet and its speed at roughly 500 miles per hour. The object seemed to come toward the town's main street, then made a sharp turn of about 135 degrees and moved off to the northeast in a straight line.

The object made no sound. A short trail or tail, the same color as the object or darker, was seen only during the turn. The sighting lasted about one minute. The weather was clear and calm at 30 degrees. No conclusion box was marked on the record card.

Reported location

Cornerbrooke, Newfoundland, April 1952

Date of incident

April 1952

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 9

Original case file scans

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1 1. DATE Rp ey P LOCATION ATR. % CONCLUSIONS |
‘ | 18 Apr He i Cornerbr Jaz indlnand |O Wos Balloon
3 | : Probobly Bolloon
3. DATETIME GROUP E TYPE OF OBSERVATION TL" Teswy Sunes
0 Wos Aircroft
III i sia i ainsbisio scion X Ground-Visua! 0 Ground-Rader 0 Probably Rivervale
5 GMT... “eres cme QLOQ -. Sl hc ll id 0 Air Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Rodar D Po ssibly Aircraft
Us, PHOTOS Ly 0) FIRES ‘ | 8- SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
i 0 Yes ' 0) . Probebly Astronomical
A Z No newspaper Janitor p- Possibly Astronomical
'|'7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ID Other— _
| 0 Insufficient Date for Evoluation
1 nminute 1 tX Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Rese Reson go Soke SN I aE GR A ST
"| Yellowish~gold coldér. Round. Made 135 Short tall noted as object made
degree turn. turn.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) . p
: t=) ‘ x TRAV. $ oy ’
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28941461