Harbour Mille 'missile'
- Date
- 25 Jan 2010
- Place
- Harbour Mille, Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
- Record
- Curated case
- Assessment
- Contested
- Evidence strength
What was reported
On the evening of 25 January 2010 residents of Harbour Mille saw and photographed a bright object with a trail rising from behind a hill, which some took for a missile launch. The RCMP first attributed it to a missile, then withdrew the statement; the Prime Minister's Office said there were no missiles, France confirmed no military activity on nearby Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, and NORAD knew of no launch. The RCMP closed it as an unexplained sighting. No conventional source was officially identified.
What officials concluded
Unresolved
Unexplained sighting (RCMP); not a missile (PMO, NORAD)
Strongest ordinary reading
None established; a sunlit aircraft contrail, a frequent 'rising missile' illusion, is the obvious candidate but was not confirmed
Evidence profile
Sensors2 of 9
- Yes: Visual
- No: Infrared
- No: Radar
- No: Video
- Yes: Photo
- No: Film
- No: Audio
- No: Night vision
- No: Other sensor
Witnessescount not stated
- Yes: Civilian
- No: Military aircrew
- No: Military ground
- No: Airline crew
- No: Sensor operator
- No: Law enforcement
- No: Scientist
- No: Astronaut
- No: Intelligence official
- No: Other
ShapeLight only
- Yes: Light only
- No: Orb or sphere
- No: Disc
- No: Triangle
- No: Cylinder
- No: Cube
- No: Other shape
Effectsnone reported
- No: Physiological
- No: Physical trace
- No: Electromagnetic
- No: Sound
- No: Silent
Outside sources
- Wikipedia: UFO sightings in Canada (Harbour Mille, 2010)en.wikipedia.org
On the map
47.60° N, 54.88° W, plotted at the town or city
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