Baffin Island radar-visual unidentified-object report — November 14, 1958

On or during November 14, 1958, at or near Baffin Island, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Circular or arrow shaped object, 6500 to 7000 feet, 300 knots, lasted 39 seconds, disappeared to the north. FIR T SEEN AT 1740 H OBSERVED ABOUT 3 1/2 MINUTES MOTION WAS STRAIGHT AND LEVEL. V GOOD NOTE UNCLASSIFIED THIS PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO BE RETURNED ON LOAN TO THE INTELLIGENCE SECTION, DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE, HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FTD-TIR-60-239-X DAFTER 23 NOVEMBER 1959 FTD-T1R-60-239-X DAPT ER 23 NOVEMBER 1959 THIS DATA FURNISHED TO X... Navy CAN FLIGHT LAUNCHED LANDED DOWN The image appears to be a page from an old Project Blue Book UFO report document. SIGHTING DETAILS: AN AIR FORCE PILOT FLYING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 13,000 FEET OVER BAFFIN ISLAND OBSERVED A CIRCULAR, BRIGHT METALLIC OBJECT THAT APPEARED TO BE OSCILLATING. THE OBJECT MOVED RAPIDLY AND THEN SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. BEARING FROM KOOSSE IMPACT POINT TO OBJECT 330' DISTANCE FROM IMPACT POINT TO OBJECT 6.2 MILES OBJECT APPEARED TO BE TRAVELING FROM EAST TO WEST OBJECT REPORTEDLY LEFT A TRAIL OF SPARKS TIME OF OBSERVATION 1700 LOC 7 NOV 58 The image appears to be a radar plot or chart, showing a graph with a grid of intersecting lines. 1700 hours on 31 Oct 58, and last observed at approx 1705 hours the same date. The object was sighted by two aircraft flying at 25,000 feet over Baffin Island in the Arctic. The object was observed for approximately 5 minutes. The object was observed to make abrupt changes in direction and speed. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object? (Circle One) Yes No 31.1 If you answered YES, did they see the object too? (Circle One) Yes No 31.2 Please list their names and addresses.