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Gander AB, Newfoundland, April 1955

Date of account
1955-04
Location
Gander AB, Newfoundland
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 8April 1955 口 Was Balloon Gander AB,Newfoundland 口 ProbablyBalloon 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local XGround-Visual Ground-Rador 口 Was Aircraft 09/0250Z 口 ProboblyAircraft GMT Air-Visual Air-InterceptRadar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE DYes 口 Was Astronomical 口 ProbablyAstronomical ExNo Foreign Military, RCAF 口 PossiblyAstronomica! 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. OX InsufficientData forEvaluation 60-90_seconds 口 Unknown one 10.BRIEFSUMMARYOFSIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Very bright continuous glow. Alt Insufficient data for evaluation. of 5oo0 feet or less.Intense white light like magnesium burning. Move- ment erratic. ATICFORM329(REV 26SEP52)

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