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This Internet Archive item compiles 1965 to 1968 records from National Research Council of Canada files (RG 77, Vol. 306) on non-meteoritic sightings. It contains fireball and UFO telex reports from RCAF stations, RCC Vancouver and the RCMP, covering lights seen over Sydney, Vancouver, Cochrane, Toronto, Whitehorse and Shediac. It also includes an RCMP investigation of a 12 July 1968 impact at Tobin Road, Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, which concluded the object was probably a meteorite, not a UFO.
“Edmonton”9 pages
The following report was received by phone, July 8, 1968 from: Mr. Champagne Phone 2-5368 Saturday evening, July 6th, 1968 at 8:53 EDT. I saw in the general direction of the Pole Star what appeared as a bright star. With the aid of binoculars it appeared to be 100 miles out. After observing it 4 to 5 minutes with the binoculars it exploded or seperated. A smaller section flew off the main one in a Northern direction some distance from the larger one. An example of the distance-1000 x diameter. While they seperated at a terrific speed there appeared to be smoke or haze between them and then inside of one minute both faded out. Observed the time - 8:57 PM. The object appeared like a very brilliant white star--equal in magnitude to the evening star. The observed object was stationary. The object was observed by Mr. Champagne with the binoculars and by his wife with the naked eye.
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