Dauphin, Manitoba, October 1947 - Incident Number: 34October 1947

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Summary

On 13 October 1947, a witness named Mary near Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada, reported a blue object seen from the ground. The card is marked UNCLASSIFIED and labels the case Incident #34.

The object was described as meteor like and softball shaped. It was blue in color, seen high in the sky, and moving low. The sighting lasted about 3 seconds. One object was reported, on a course of about 90 degrees.

The Air Force entry states that the case was proven to be a meteor. A second page explains that the reports match the description of a typical large meteor, or fireball. It says the trajectory, speed, color, and explosion were convincing evidence.

Reported location

Dauphin, Manitoba, October 1947 - Incident Number: 34

Date of incident

October 1947

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 2

UNCLASSIFIED. Incident #34. ATIC Form 329 (2 Jan 53). [date] thru 13 Oct 47. ATIC NO.: [blank]. AF NO.: [blank]. REPORT NO.: [blank]. TIME OF SIGHTING: 0530. SHAPE: meteor, softball. COURSE: 90 degrees. NO. IN GROUP: 1. SOUND: [blank]. SKETCHES: [blank]. SOURCE: Mary. DATE IN TO ATIC: [blank]. COLOR: blue. SPEED: high. ALTITUDE: low. LENGTH OF THE OBSERVED: 3 sec. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: ground. MANEUVERS: [blank]. REMARKS: Proven to be a meteor. LOCATION: Dauphin, Manitoba. UNCLASSIFIED.