U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 101-172

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A big ball of blue flame, seemingly the size of a football streaked out
of the sq and exploded neer this North.em Ontario conmmity {Moose Factory)
nesr the shores of Jsmes Bey. The explosion 11 t up t he entire area brighter
than d.eylight, the wholt? ball disappeured and a second l ater a streak of
orange light shot 11pward from were the ball was l ast seen.
The orange streak
was gone within a second. Witnesses heard no noi se of any kind.
NOTE:
'lhfs ties up with earlier reports fra;.n Cochran, 15() miles sou th of
Moose Jaw where sever~.J. citizens r eported seeing what they thought
to be a meteor around 11.UO P. M. EST Thurs.
One witness ( a Mrs. Charles Giles) said t hat the obj ect plunged
do'Wllws.rd like a spent rocket in the northern sky.
She described it
as about the size of a full moon which gave the appearance of
disintegrat ion as it fell.