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UFO case file · UFO-31284

Thule AB Greenland unidentified aerial event — November 6, 1950

CE1Greenland1950-11-06

Thule AB Greenland, Greenland

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Case description

Object traveled in a straight line, but occasionally "stopped & hovered" for a brief time. Object was observed through binoculars and also by the naked eye. Object moved out of sight, with visibility to 10 miles. ON 6 NOVEMBER 1950 AT 1153 HOURS GMT NR GWS WERE OBSERVED THROUGH BINOCULARS STANDING IN FRONT OF BLDG S-107 ANDREPORTED AT 200 DEGREES AN OBJECT FAIRLY HIGH COLORED ORANGE AND YELLOW ON A HEADING OF 20 DEGREES MAGNETIC. OBJECT FIRST SIGHTED 10 EAST, LAST SAW OBJECT AT 45 DEGREES ELEVATION. OBJECT SIGHTED UNUSUAL IN SHAPE. ONLY ONE UFO SIGHTED, NO SOUND APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM OBJECT. FIRST OBSERVED OBJECT AT TWO HUNDRED DEGREES MAGNETIC MOVING ON A HEADING OF TWENTY DEGREES MAGNETIC. OBJECT WOULD MOVE NINETY DEGREES OFF COURSE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT AT TIMES. LAST SAW OBJECT AT FORTY FIVE DEGREES MAGNETIC. OBJECT FIRST SIGHTED BY MR. REPORTED TO WORK.

Recorded details

Local time
1153 HOURS
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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