AMENDED DISTRIBUTION
DSSEC CFOC
ADDED SCDGTS DGAF METEOR CENTRE NRC - ATTN DR MILLHAN
P R I O R I T Y
THE FOLLOWING RECEIVED BY TRENTON RCC FROM 435 SQN NAMAO PD QUOTE UNCLAS A02498 16 AUG PD UFO REPORT PD RCAF ROUTINE FLIGHT 5366 RIVERS MANITODA TO NAMAO PD CAPTAIN F/L BURCHNALL VG CMN AIRCRAFT TYPE C130E HERC SERIAL 10320 PD OBJECT SITED BY CAPTAIN WHEN OVER REGINA VOR AT FL200 FROM 1602122 TO 1602442 PD OBSERVED AT 4030 POSITION AND TRACED APPROX. 230 TO 245 DEG MAG 8 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON PD OBSERVED BY 7 CREU. BY CAPTAIN THRU 12 POWER FIELD. GLASSES PD APPEARED AS ELONGATED SPHERE OR DERIGIBLE. SHAPED WITH 5 OR 6 RECTANGULAR SHAPED DARK PATCHES ON SIDE PD NO GONDOLA OR TAIL PD ALUNINIUM OR SIMILAR SURFACES REFLECTED
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SUN PD NO CONTRAIL FROM UFO ALTHOUGH AIR CANADA FLT 851 CONTRAIL OBSERVED CONTINUOUSLY FROM 160200Z TO 160300Z ALONG HL500 PD UFO WAS VISIBLE TO NAMED EYES OF CREW FOR ABOUT ONE AND ONE HALF MINUTES THEN IT SHRANK RAPIDLY IN SIDE AND DISAPPEARED TO THE SOUTHWEST VERY VERY RAPIDLY PD IT REAPPEARED FAINTLY TWICE IN THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES TO FOUR CREW PROBABLY DUE TO REFLECTED LIGHT PD REGINA TERMINAL WAS ADVISED WHO FURTHER NOTIFIED WINNIPEG CENTRE WHO REQUESTED A REPORT PD WINNIPEG CENTRE WAS REQUESTED BY CAPTAIN TO CONTACT US CONTROL IN MONTANA FOR POSSIBLE TRACKING FOR FURTHER SIGHTINGS PD UNQUOTE
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