Posted on 12/04/2018 11:58:54 AM PST by BenLurkin
Pilots have reported the sighting of an unidentified flying object on Nov. 24, as they flew from Iqaluit to the Mary River mine in north Baffin Island.
The pilots were flying a Nolinor Aviation Boeing 737-200 jet, and reported that the sighting took place at about 8:30 p.m. local time.
Their incident report to Transport Canada’s Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System, or CADORS, gave few details about what they saw, but it suggested the sighting could have involved a weather balloon, meteor, rocket or another unidentified flying object.
On the CADORS report ,the unidentified flying object is referred to as CIRVIS/UFO, an abbreviation for “Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings” for a UFO.
Marco Prud’homme, Nolinor’s vice president, said they learned Tuesday about the sighting and the CADORS report.
In speaking to the pilot, who had the day off, Prud’homme said he learned more about what was seen.
The pilot told him that he saw a shining light, which changed from red to green to white, and which may have been from a star or a meteorite, but “probably something natural,” Prud’homme suggested.
The CADORS report says that the North American Aerospace Defence Command, NORAD, was advised. The flight experienced “no impact to operations.”
As for what happen now to this CADORS report, Transport Canada said that “with regards to next steps when reports like these are generated, it depends on the type of the incident reported,” and that “the information… should be treated as preliminary, unsubstantiated, and subject to change.”
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It’s amazing that pilots qualified to fly a 737 jet, can’t tell the difference or distinguish what would be considered to be an unidentified flying object from a balloon, rocket or meteor.
“Red Right Returning means he’s coming at you”
That is for bouys.
Red on right when returning to port.
Does Italy have a space program?
Them Duke Boys from Theta Reticuli are at it again...
Bolides change colors like that. Most likely a bolide.
FWIW, I was a computer maintenance man on the NORAD SAGE system and was on duty the night this happened (this incident was later declassified and featured on the show "Unsolved Mysteries.") I witnessed (from the Air Defense scopes) these "unknowns" making all kinds of increadible maneuvers.
Just for fun - the maintenance console of the SAGE computer system (IBM Q-7)
What is it for gulls?
...there is an alcoholism problem with Canadian pilots. Not sure in this case...you decide.
Santa was holding try outs since he’s been forced to fire Rudolph.
You’re probably right.
UFO? I’m having Nunavut.
A plane on a turn would show red green and white.
Probably just a tricked out Mexican taco truck from Los Angeles.
Awesome
Interesting article, thanks. I saw similar (visually) around 1965, including chase fighter near Moses Lake, WA. Few years later worked on IBM 360/370 at University of Victoria, B.C.
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