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QE RCWPC 251 01/21522
P 0121202 MAY 68
FM CANTRAINCON
TO CANFORGENED
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UNCLAS FLYTHG 5207
FOR CFOC. UFO REPORT.
A. 30 APR 68 (2348 MRS CDT) 6440Z
B. CLEAR
C. CPL AG MCDERMID
D. CFB WINNIPEG - MARRIED QUARTERS (MDPRS)
E. MRS NORA MC DERMID - LIFE
GORDON R MC DERMID - SON
CPL V STORRY - NEIGHBOUR
MRS J STORRY - NEIGHBOUR
F. OBJECT RESEMBLED STAR IN SIZE AND REFLECTED A CONSTANT WHITE LIGHT AS DOES A STAR. ALTITUDE UNKNOWN AS SIZE OF OBJECT WAS IN RELATION TO SURROUNDING STARS AND APPEARED TO BE AT SIMILAR ALTITUDE. FIRST OBSERVED LOW IN WESTERN SKY MOVING EAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES THEN STOPPED FOR APPROX 30 - 40 SECONDS THEN PROCEEDED DUE SOUTH FOR 1 MINUTE STOPPED 30 SECONDS AND THEN REVERSED DIRECTION AND HEADED
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DUE NORTH ALONG ORIGINAL COURSE STOPPING AGAIN AT ORIGINAL STOP FOR 30 SECONDS AND THEN CONTINUED HEADING DUE NORTH
G. TEN MINUTES.
H. CPL MCDERMID STATES HE HAS SEEN SATELLITES MANY TIMES AND OBJECT DID NOT RESEMBLE ONE. ALSO HAS SUFFICIENT MIL EXPERIENCE TO RECOGNIZE AIRCRAFT EVEN AT DISTANCE. SPEED OF OBJECT MOVEMENTS CONSIDERED GREATER THAN MODERN AIRCRAFT OR EVEN ROCKET
SOAPPS COMMENT: SPRING HAS COME
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National Research Council of Canada/ -RG 77, Vol. 306
Conseil national de recherches du Canada