Newfoundland disc with blue-black trail
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Three Pan American and TWA mechanics observed a circular, translucent disc-like object traveling at high velocity over Newfoundland on July 10, 1947, leaving a 15-20 mile blue-black trail through the clouds.
“Mr. Woodruff was the first to see the Disc, it appeared to rent or split the clouds thru which it passed and left a Bluish Black trail approx. fifteen (15) miles long behind it. The trail was similar to the afterglow of a powerful landing light or search light beam after it is suddenly switched off. The object maintained a straight and horizontal course according to Mr. Merhman and Mr. Woodruff, Mr. Leidy stated it appeared to be on a great curved course on a horizontal plane.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-07-10
- Precision
- day
- Location
- approximately six (6) miles SSW of Harmon Field, Newfoundland
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Newfoundland
- Branch
- USAF
- Unit
- 1388th AAF Base Unit, Newfoundland Base Command
- Sensors
- eyewitness, photo
- Shape
- circular, like a wheel, translucent or silvery
- Size
- estimated to be same size as a C-54 as seen from 10,000 feet
- Altitude
- 9000 ft
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_130
Case ID: 1947-USAF-74A0
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