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UFO case file · UFO-37746

Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1975-05-31 — Marsh Lake District, YT

CE3Canada1975-05-31

Marsh Lake District, YT, Canada

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Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1975-05-31 — Marsh Lake District, YT
Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1975-05-31 — Marsh Lake District, YT

Case description

At approximately 10:30 p.m. on 31 May 1975, Mrs. Jack Hunter and her son Tory reportedly heard a windlike swishing sound near Mile 880.5 of the Alaska Highway in the Marsh Lake district, Yukon. Looking upward, they said they saw a black object pass just above treetop level at high speed. Christopher Bauer, a friend of Tory's, was also listed as a witness. The object was compared to an oversized throwing dart, with a narrow front and fins at the rear. It travelled on a straight course, showed no flame and was visible for only about two seconds before passing out of sight. The sky was reported clear. Those brief details distinguish the account from a luminous disc, an object with visible occupants or an observed landing. The report reached Whitehorse RCMP through Inspector Hunter, who said that his wife and son had seen the object. A constable interviewed Mrs. Hunter and Tory on 2 June; the narrative and a corrected telex were then forwarded to the National Research Council. The radio form contains an initial timing entry followed by an explicit correction to 10:30 p.m., matching the narrative. The recovered pages provide no measured dimensions, vehicle identification or physical evidence. The reconstruction retains the dart silhouette and rear fins without adding engines, exhaust or occupants.

Recorded details

Coordinate precision
Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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