UFO case file · UFO-31201
30mi Eof Windsor Canada radar-visual unidentified-object report — September 20, 1960
30mi Eof Windsor Canada, Canada
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On or during September 20, 1960, at or near 30mi Eof Windsor Canada, Canada, the source reports the following sequence: BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: OBJECT DETECTED BY RADAR, MOVING AT VERY HIGH SPEED TOWARD WEST. OBJECT DISAPPEARED AFTER ABOUT 25 MINS. Dale Cooper Goderich, Ontario Air Canada 26 January 1960 The report indicates that on September 20, 1960 around 11:11 hrs, the witness observed a bright light in the sky which suddenly accelerated and changed direction. The light was observed for several minutes before disappearing. Dear Sir: Your letter dated 9-8-60, concerning an unidentified flying object was drawn to my attention. This is highly probable that as you observed a bright object hovering stationary for a period your observation was a satellite, which many persons confuse with unidentified flying objects. The object you were - sighted would most likely be a known satellite, its appearance and behavior accurately described by Astronomical information which is available. [REDACTED]'s sighting of an unidentified flying object, and I will try to give you the highlights of the information as obtained from him in an interview conducted telephonically from this office. 3, approximately 30 miles east of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, when he sighted an unidentified flying object. At first he thought it might be an aircraft or a satellite, but as he continued to observe the object, he noticed that it was not following the normal flight pattern of an aircraft, and that it was much too bright and large to be a satellite. The object was observed to be moving in a horizontal path across the sky, occasionally varying its speed, and at times appearing to hover. [REDACTED] states that as he continued to watch the object, he noticed that it appeared to give off flashes of light, like bursts of flame, at irregular intervals.
Recorded details
- Local time
- 11:20 PM
- Craft description
- Light Formation
- Coordinate precision
- LOCALITY
- Date precision
- EXACT_DAY