Joint U.S.-Canadian Aviation Projects and UFO Sighting Reports, 1954-1955

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SUBJECT: (Uncl) Headquarters USAF Evaluation of 1-8 June 1955 Sightings by
RB-47 Aircraft Crew Over Canadian Archipelago
1. The Headquarters USAF Committee on 23 June 1955 considered all available
information concerning 1-8 June 1955 sightings by RB-47 aircraft crews.
2. The committee conclusions are as follows:
a. Subject to receipt of additional information, the visual sightings
on 3 and 8 June 1955 by EB-47 exem members over the Canadian Archipelago vere
aircraft of unknown nationality.
b. The significance of the redex scope presentations cannot be
evaluated due to lack of detailed information concerning the characteristics
of the returns received and the nature of the surface below.
C. The Soviets business the capability of operating reciprocating engine
aircraft from 1ce surfaces and this same capability could apply to jet operations,
although no firm evidence of Soviet jet aircraft operations from ice is available.
d. There is no firm evidence that Soviet aircraft vere flying in the
area in question during the time of these incidents.
e. In the past few years (since 1950), there have been a number of
aircraft sightings in the Aretic region between Alaska and Greenland that have
not been identified. The sightings were derived from reports of contrails,
actual aircraft, sounds of jobs and reciprocating engines, and flying objects.
One sighting has been identified as Soviet aircraft.
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