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UFO case file · UFO-14018

150mi North / Yellowknife, Nwt being encounter — November 1968

CE3Canada1968-11

150MI NORTH / YELLOWKNIFE, NWT, Northwest Territories, Canada

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Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — 150mi North / Yellowknife, Nwt being encounter — November 1968
Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — 150mi North / Yellowknife, Nwt being encounter — November 1968

Case description

Three crew members of a chartered cargo aircraft reportedly saw an object during a November 1968 flight from Coppermine toward Yellowknife. The encounter is placed around 2:30 a.m. The imported locality says 150 miles north of Yellowknife, while a fuller summary says west; the exact position and day remain uncertain. The flight engineer first noticed a stationary pale-blue light. It allegedly approached within about a thousand feet and paced the aircraft for roughly five minutes. The object was described as a disc with a row of large rectangular windows. A dark form in a central window was interpreted as an occupant. The pilot and copilot also reportedly watched, and the crew relayed a report to Yellowknife air traffic control. The source trail runs through Canadian UFO literature, including Musgrave’s catalogue and an account attributed to Holt for UFO Quebec. A silhouette does not supply a face, species or detailed anatomy. The plate shows all three crew and the windowed object with one unresolved form; the aircraft type, cockpit, apparent separation and mechanical details are illustrative.

Recorded details

Local time
02:30
Craft description
Craft / Vehicle
Entity description
Humanlike, Unknown
Coordinate precision
SOURCE_APPROXIMATE
Date precision
MONTH_ONLY

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