St Johns, Newfoundland, April 1955April 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On April 18, 1955, a civilian in St. Johns, Newfoundland reported seeing a light moving from west to east at 7:54 p.m. One object was observed. The sighting was reported to Captain Beasley. Weather conditions included overcast skies, visibility 15 miles, wind from 33 degrees at 25 knots, and an altimeter setting of 29.25. No unusual meteorological or astronomical activity was noted, and no physical evidence or intercept was recorded. The investigation noted that this sighting correlated with a C-54 local flight test that was being conducted. An external light fastened to the aircraft engine was being tested to facilitate observation from the interior. The sighting was resolved as relating to the C-54 engineering test flight.

Reported location

St Johns, Newfoundland, April 1955

Date of incident

April 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 18 April 1955
3. DATE/TIME GROUP: Local GMT 19/0140Z

2. LOCATION: St Johns, Newfoundland
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [X]Ground-Visual [ ]Ground-Radar [ ]Air-Visual [ ]Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS: [ ]Yes

6. SOURCE: Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION:

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE:

12. CONCLUSIONS:
[ ]Was Balloon
[ ]Probably Balloon
[ ]Possibly Balloon
[X]Was Aircraft
[ ]Probably Aircraft
[ ]Possibly Aircraft
[ ]Was Astronomical
[ ]Probably Astronomical
[ ]Possibly Astronomical
[ ]Other
[ ]Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[ ]Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Light moving west to east.

11. COMMENTS: External light fastened to C-124 engine to facilitate observation from interior. A/C sighting.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28961759