Appendix "A" to
D/DC33-1-66
dated 31 Jan 67
STATEMENT
Mr. Robert Gauthier of Riviere Nova, Abitibi (10 miles west of Matirlic on Route 59) Telephone No. 815-2491 — at 1438 hrs 30 Jan 67 — states,
I closed my gas station around 1230 a.m. on the 27 Jan 67 then I went to bed. Around 1245 a.m., while I was in bed, I heard a big explosion which shook the house. I thought it was the furnace which had exploded. I looked towards the lake whilst it was still moonlight, and I saw a black spot. The same morning around 0745 a.m. I went and saw the black spot in question. The hole in the ice was approximately 12" to 15" in diameter. I examined this hole in the ice with a bar, and it appears that the hole was dug in the ice at an angle of 45 degrees and came from the direction of north-west. The hole in the ice was not there previously. I notified the Provincial Police. The hole is approximately 20 - 25 feet from the beach, which is on my property.
Signed... Robert Gauthier.
The above statement was taken (in French) by J.H.H. Borgerson Const. 23032 MGP Val d'Or.
The above statement was translated from French to English by 24774 L.A. A. Marchand, Military Police, Val d'Or.
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