N-31, Pepperrell AFB, NF., April 1956April 1956

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Summary

On April 2, 1956, military observers at site N-31 near Pepperrell Air Force Base, Newfoundland, reported one object. Several airmen saw it. The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The witnesses said the object was round and mostly red, with some orange and blue. It was a brilliant, very bright, flashing object that lit the sky for many miles, then faded to barely visible, then brightened again. It bobbed noticeably and moved toward the north-northeast. The object was estimated at about 800 feet altitude and was in view about 58 minutes. There was no radar contact at any time. The weather was clear with 15 miles of visibility.

The Air Force concluded the object was the planet Venus. The record said Venus was in the northwest and that its color changes and behavior matched the report.

Reported location

N-31, Pepperrell AFB, NF., April 1956

Date of incident

April 1956

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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Be es PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Jit |
1. DATE b LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
0 Was Balloon
2 April 1956 N-31, Pepperell AFB, NF, [O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION BIT Rabiy Balifan
Local ES I AAR A RX XGround- Visual 0 Ground-Radar 2 Has Alrercht
y Aircraft
GMT 02/0430 to 05282 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS » SOURCE T|%mX Was Astronomical
DO Yes Cis Bay ey onus
%x3E%No Militar | D Possibly Astronomical
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE [OORT
| = inavificient Dota for Evaluation
1 58 minutes one NNE eas
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round bbject colors mostly red, Venus in NW, estimated altitude
other colors noticed orange & blue, of object at 500' indicates that
Brilliant very bright flashing object low on horizon, Venus
illuminated sky for many miles, then |would give the appearance of
| faded to barely visible, then bright | moving Northerly at this latitude],
| again, Bobbed noticeably. No radar Color change & behavior of obj
contact at any time, similar to observation of astro
| py. 1D ie ha dec reported
r a other data indicates
| : Venus as the object sighted.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 82) A
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