Manitoba e Saskatchewan, 1947: bola de fogo vista de vários pontos antes do amanhecer

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS. Incident # 34. 1. Date: 13 Oct 47. 2. Time: 5:30 a. m. - shortly before dawn. 3. Location: 14 miles North of Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. 4. Name of observer: Judge Heeney. 5. Occupation of observer: Judge. 6. Address of observer: N/S. 7. Place of observation: Car on route to Winnipegosis (14 miles N of Dauphin. 8. Number of objects: 1. 9. Distance of object from observer: Could not be estimated. 10. Time in sight: 3 seconds. 11. Altitude: Could not be estimated. 12. Speed: Meteoric. 13. Direction of flight: From West to East. 14. Tactics: N/S. 15. Sound: No noise. 16. Size: Grew from size of large grapefruit to size of large football. 17. Color: N/S - altho blue light observed at the explosion stage. 18. Shape: N/S. 19. Odor detected: N/S. 20. Apparent construction: N/S. 21. Exhaust trails: None. 22. Weather conditions: CAVU. 23. Effect on clouds: N/S. 24. Sketches or photographs: None. 25. Manner of disappearance: Exploded like a sky-rocket. 26. Remarks: (over)

On 13 Oct 47, at approx 5:30 a. m., Judge Heeney in the company of C. D. Bates were traveling via a closed car north on highway to Winnipegosis about 14 miles north of Dauphin. Dawn had not yet broken. Sky to the northwest clear with stars visible. Object first observed traveling from west to east. When first noticed it was about the size of a large grapefruit which increased in size to that of a large football. Object in view approx 3 seconds and moved eastward horizontally to the earth at meteoric speed. At first thought to be aircraft light but it kept getting closer to earth. Slightly west of due north at estimated elevation 10° it exploded throwing a brilliant reddish tinged cone of fire forward & downward. No noise heard. At the time of the explosion, Mr Bates commented to Judge Heeney that there must have been terrific heat from the object to give it such a bluish tinge. No tail on the object. When it exploded fragments were thrown forward & downward giving off bluish light. NOTE: A group consisting of Mr. A. K. Wickson, Mr. W. B. Morley (graduate of the CIT jet propulsion course) both of the Guided Missile Section of the Defense Research Board, Lt Col W. B. Wilmont, ATLO f/Wright Fld and Dr. J. K. Rouleau assumed the object to be a meteor in that the 10° elevation at first seen together with terrific speed observed would place the object in the stratosphere to be seen by the several groups who witnessed the phenomena.

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS. Incident # 34A. 1. Date: 13 Oct 47. 2. Time: 5:30 - 5:45 A. M. 3. Location: 14 miles north of Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada on highway to Winnipegosis. 4. Name of observer: C. D. Bates. 5. Occupation of observer: Mgr Govn Liquor Off., Dauphin, Manitoba, Can. 6. Address of observer: Govn Liquor Office, Dauphin, Manitoba, Can. 7. Place of observation: Closed car 14 miles N of Dauphin. 8. Number of objects: 1. 9. Distance of object from observer: N/S. 10. Time in sight: Approx 3 seconds. 11. Altitude: N/S. 12. Speed: that of meteor or falling star. 13. Direction of flight: NW to SE. 14. Tactics: N/S. 15. Sound: No noise. 16. Size: When first observed: size of first magnitude star which grew [palavra sobreposta, possivelmente 'immediately']. 17. Color: blue ball of fire. 18. Shape: ball. 19. Odor detected: N/S. 20. Apparent construction: N/S. 21. Exhaust trails: None. 22. Weather conditions: Clear -. 23. Effect on clouds: N/S - no clouds. 24. Sketches or photographs: None. 25. Manner of disappearance: Exploded like a skyrocket. 26. Remarks: (over)

On 13 Oct 47 at 5:30 - 5:45 A. M., Mr. C. D. Bates in the company of Judge Heeney were proceeding north on the highway to Winnipegosis some 14 miles north of Dauphin. It was not yet dawn. Sky to northwest clear with stars visible. First noticed a blue light to the northwest at an elevation of 25°. It was moving eastward with the speed of a meteor. First thought to be aircraft light but as it moved across sky it grew larger and kept getting closer to the earth - apparently traveling from NW to the SE. When first observed it seemed the color and size of a first-magnitude star. At a point slightly west of due north at about a 10° elevation it exploded, throwing a brilliant & reddish tinged cone of fire forward and downward. No noise was heard. The cone appeared to be composed of fine specks of incandescent material with some larger pieces - much like an explosion of a sky rocket. But at no time was any tail seen - simply a bright ball growing larger and then the explosion. The ball seemed to grow in size - an analygous comparison - the spread in diameter between a golf ball to a football. It appeared as a ball of blue fire until the explosion. NOTE: Mr. Bates account tallies with that of Judge Heeney with the exception that the judge apparently did not notice the blue tinge until the time of the explosion.

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS. Incident # 34B. 1. Date: 13 October 1947. 2. Time: 0530. 3. Location: Manitoba. 4. Name of observer: Dr. W. R. Giesbrecht. 5. Occupation of observer: Veterinary Surgeon. 6. Address of observer: 148 Kingston Row, Dauphin, Manitoba. 7. Place of observation: North on highway between Grosse Isle and Warren. 8. Number of objects: 1. 9. Distance of object from observer: 2 miles. 10. Time in sight: 30 seconds. 11. Altitude: 1000 feet. 12. Speed: Not stated. 13. Direction of flight: South South west. 14. Tactics: appeared to dip toward the ground and then disappear. 15. Sound: No Noise. 16. Size: Soccer ball. 17. Color: green. 18. Shape: Soccer ball. 19. Odor detected: Not stated. 20. Apparent construction: Not stated. 21. Exhaust trails: tail of green colored sparks. 22. Weather conditions: Not stated. 23. Effect on clouds: Not stated. 24. Sketches or photographs: None. 25. Manner of disappearance: go out. 26. Remarks: (Over)

Dr. W. R. Giesbrecht and F. W. Sawatsky going north on the highway between Grosse Isle and Warren about 0530 hours 13 Oct when they saw a green coloured object cross the sky. They estimated its distance ahead of them at about two miles and its altitude at about 1,000 feet. Its shape and size was that of a soccer ball. They watched it about 30 seconds and while they heard no noise the windows of the car were closed. It appeared to have a tail of green coloured sparks and they assumed it to be a flare shot at a very gradual angle and from a south-southwest direction. Toward the end of the 30 seconds it appeared to dip toward the ground and to go out before it would have struck the ground.

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS. Incident # 34C. 1. Date: 13 October 1947. 2. Time: 0530. 3. Location: Passois Lake Canada. 4. Name of observer: Wilburt Speers. 5. Occupation of observer: Apprentice undertaker. 6. Address of observer: 158 Ethelbert Street, Dauphin, Manitoba. 7. Place of observation: at a point at Passois Lake, North of Nettley. 8. Number of objects: 1. 9. Distance of object from observer: Not stated. 10. Time in sight: 30-40 seconds. 11. Altitude: 8000 ft. 12. Speed: Rapid speed. 13. Direction of flight: south of west. 14. Tactics: Not stated. 15. Sound: None. 16. Size: Not stated fairly large. 17. Color: orange-yellow. 18. Shape: round. 19. Odor detected: Not stated. 20. Apparent construction: Not stated. 21. Exhaust trails: flame or tail or flame and sparks at the rear. 22. Weather conditions: clear with little wind. 23. Effect on clouds: Not stated. 24. Sketches or photographs: None. 25. Manner of disappearance: seemed to disappear rather than explode. 26. Remarks: (Over)

Saw the object from a point at Passois Lake, north of Nettley at about 0530 hours 13 Oct. The weather was clear with little wind and he watched it for about 30-40 seconds. It was more or less round in shape, orange-yellow in color with a flame or tail or flame and sparks at the rear. It appeared to travel at a rapid speed and not to be passing very high. He estimated a plane of equivalent size would be at the altitude of about 8000 feet and it seemed to disappear rather than explode. It was not a flare or rocket, comet or falling star and at no time was there any noise. While stationed on the British Columbia coast he had observed a number of Japanese balloons and while the object was fairly large it was not as large as one of those. CORROBORATED REPORT: Robert Smith of 318 Bowman Ave., Dauphin, reported the incident to the newspapers. He was with Speers when the sighting occurred.

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS. Incident # 34D. 1. Date: 13 October 1948 [assim no original]. 2. Time: 5:25 a.m. 3. Location: Manitoba, Canada. 4. Name of observer: Mr. G. W. Chapman. 5. Occupation of observer: Not stated. 6. Address of observer: Not stated. 7. Place of observation: While duck hunting approximately one mile south and west of Rivers, Man. 8. Number of objects: 1. 9. Distance of object from observer: Not stated. 10. Time in sight: 12 to 15 seconds. 11. Altitude: [texto riscado] Did not appear to be very high. 12. Speed: Not stated. 13. Direction of flight: west to east. 14. Tactics: Not stated. 15. Sound: Not stated. 16. Size: small football. 17. Color: ball of fire. 18. Shape: small football. 19. Odor detected: Not stated. 20. Apparent construction: Not stated. 21. Exhaust trails: [texto riscado] Left path of sparking fire about 2 ft in length approx the same depth as the diameter of the object - it grew as object grew in size. 22. Weather conditions: Not stated. 23. Effect on clouds: Not stated. 24. Sketches or photographs: None. 25. Manner of disappearance: seemed to explode. 26. Remarks: (Over)

While parked waiting for another hunter to join us, we noticed what appeared to be a very small ball of fire appear in the sky to the north-west of us. The time was 5:25 a.m. This object travelled from west to east, and did not appear to be of great height. The distance of flight as measured by the eye in the sky, I would judge to be about three quarters of a mile and the time 12 to 15 seconds. During its flight, this object left a path of what could best be described as sparking fire about two feet in length about the same depth as the diameter of the object, growing in depth as the object did in size, the maximum being the size of a small football. Just before reaching the end of its flight, the object seemed to lose considerable altitude, then burst into a shower of glowing fragments. The surrounding space appeared dimly lighted by the explosion for approximately 2 to 3 seconds, then fading out. It did not appear as a flash but more as a soft glow. We assume the object to be a meteor. NOTE: While the observers came to the conclusion that the object was a meteor there are some peculiar discrepancies. Observers thought it strange that (1) time of flight was so long - 12-15". (2) that it appeared to move across the sky rather than in a downward movement until just before the end of its flight, at which time it seemed to drop somewhat. WITNESSES: Two brothers of Chapman.

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS. Incident # 34E. 1. Date: 13 Oct 47. 2. Time: N/S. 3. Location: Saskatchewan District. 4. Name of observer: Alden Frederickson. 5. Occupation of observer: N/S Reported by Wadena News, Saskatchewan. 6. Address of observer: N/S. 7. Place of observation: N/S. 8. Number of objects: 1. 9. Distance of object from observer: N/S. 10. Time in sight: N/S. 11. Altitude: N/S. 12. Speed: N/S. 13. Direction of flight: N/S. 14. Tactics: N/S. 15. Sound: N/S. 16. Size: N/S. 17. Color: reddish changing to green before breaking up. 18. Shape: N/S. 19. Odor detected: N/S. 20. Apparent construction: N/S. 21. Exhaust trails: trail of light followed it. 22. Weather conditions: N/S. 23. Effect on clouds: N/S. 24. Sketches or photographs: None. 25. Manner of disappearance: broke up. 26. Remarks: (over)

While out duck hunting on Oct 13, Alden Frederickson saw a reddish coloured object in the eastern sky. It appeared to be traveling toward him and growing larger. It turned a greenish color before breaking up. A trail of light followed it. Others who reported seeing this strange light were Don Adams and Charlie Irving.

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS. Incident # 34F. 1. Date: 13 Oct 47. 2. Time: Between 5:00 and 5:30 A. M. 3. Location: Kamsack District. 4. Name of observer: M. Farion, Barry Lipsett & Jim Park. 5. Occupation of observer: N/S Reported by "Kamsack Times". 6. Address of observer: N/S. 7. Place of observation: N/S. 8. Number of objects: 1. 9. Distance of object from observer: N/S. 10. Time in sight: N/S. 11. Altitude: N/S. 12. Speed: slow - for a meteor. 13. Direction of flight: west to east. 14. Tactics: N/S. 15. Sound: N/S. 16. Size: N/S About the size of a baseball. 17. Color: flaming luminous mass. 18. Shape: [riscado] Ball. 19. Odor detected: N/S. 20. Apparent construction: Flames. 21. Exhaust trails: orange tinted wake of smoke and flames. 22. Weather conditions: N/S. 23. Effect on clouds: N/S. 24. Sketches or photographs: None. 25. Manner of disappearance: N/S. 26. Remarks: (over)

[Síntese, sem transcrição integral: o resumo datilografado reproduz a notícia do Kamsack Times sobre a manhã de segunda-feira, 13 de outubro, entre 5h e 5h30; cita a expressão] "celestial invader" [e termina com] Corroborated account: M. Farion, Barry Lipsett and Jim Park.