40NMEof Peck radar-visual unidentified-object report — May 1961

Appeared to be solid with two small protrusions or extensions at each side, high above terrain, when first observed obj. appeared very bright like molten metal or glowing at a tremendous rate of speed. A. (1) APPROX SIZE AND SHAPE AS LARGE STAR (2) ABOVE (3) BRIGHT SUCH AS A STAR (4) ONE (5) NONE (6) NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST VISIBLE (8) NONE REPORTED B. (1) BRIGHTNESS OF OBJECT AND SLOWNESS OF TRAVEL (2) NORTH OF REPORTING ACFT AND HIGH ABOVE (ACFT ALT LINK) 633 SOUTH OF REPORTING ACFT AND HIGH ABOVE 640 WHEN FIRST SIGHTED OBJECT WAS NORTH AND HIGH ABOVE REPORTING ACFT FD PILOT OBSERVED OBJECT DRIFTING VERY SLOWLY ALONG FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES FD OBJECT THEN TURNED SOUTH AND DISAPPEARED AT A TREMENDOUS ALT. OF SPEED FD INSTANTANEOUSLY TO THE SOUTH CAPPROX 10 SEC) TWENTY MINUTES AIR-VISUAL USE OF OPTICAL AIDS NOT REPORTED THIS UNIT TRANSCANADA FLIGHT 307 FD TYPE UNK CMM ALT UNK, HDG 270 DEGREES CMM HOME BASE TORONTO CMM ONTARIO 12/20/62 MAY 61 DAY REPORTING ACFT FORTY MI EAST OF PECK CMM HEADING 270 DEGREES CAPTAIN BRIGHT CMM HOME BASE MALTON ACFT CMM TORONTO AGE UNK CMM FIRST FLOT TRANSCANADA AIRLINES CMM VERY RELIABLE HZA SCATTERED CLOUDS SURFACE ST 7 5,000'-100 DEGREES/15, 10,000'-170 DEGREES/20 16,000'-100 DEGREES/11, 25,000'-150 DEGREES/12, 30,000'-175 DEGREES/31, 35,000'-310 DEGREES/23, 40,000'-030 DEGREES/15 3,000' SCATTERED, 10,000' SCATTERED FIFTEEN NM LESS THAN 4/1-15 NONE UNK OTHER WATCH UNK TRAFFIC IN AREA K.