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NEWFOUNDLAND CONSTABULARY

STATION Grand Falls,

DATE July 13th. 1947.

SUBJECT Re:- Strange objects seen flying over Grand Falls on night of July 9th. at approx. 11.15 and 11.40.

Sir:

I respectfully report for your information that on Wednesday night, the 9th. inst. I arrived home from duty at approx. 11.30.

Upon arrival at home I joined my wife, my mother-in-law, and Mr. John Jackman a resident of St. John's and friend of the family, who were sitting on the front steps of the house. I was asked by my wife if I had seen the "flying saucers" I thought she was joking and replied that I had seen nothing flying. Jackman and my mother-in-law then told me that they had really seen four objects flying in an easterly direction just before I arrived. I asked them to describe what they had seen. Jackman said that four round shaped figures had passed overhead at a terrific speed and were flying side by side. On looking skywards again my wife, Jackman, and myself, saw a object which I would describe as being a huge jelly-fish flash across the sky. It would be difficult to determine its height and speed owing to the brief period it was visible. It's colour also would be hard to say, but there seemed to be a phosphorus glow about it, it was round in shape and about the size of a barrel head, it appeared to be flying in a rocking motion.

This sir, is about all I can say about the matter, we continued to see the sky for about a half hour but no sign of them were seen again.

Constable.

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L.Strange Esq., J.P.,
Chief of Police.

Respectfully submitted.

L.Strange Esq., J.P.,
Chief of Police.

RESTRICTED

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