| ID | #1601641759 |
| Added | Fri, 02/10/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | Don Ledger, 1998, Maritime UFO Files, Nimbus Publishing, Halifax, NS, p.99
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
Carl Nicholson, 15, called the RCMP unit in Dartmouth, North Carolina, at 12:30 p.m. to report his UFO sightings an hour earlier.
Constable Sergeant Fontanne went to the area to see the witness. When the constable arrived, Nicholson informed him that the object had landed behind the trees.
Fontann interviewed the youth and discovered that the teenager was looking after the child for his parents, but at about 23:30, his dog started barking in the street. Curiously, he looked out the window and noticed an object in the sky.
He watched the object for about an hour before it appeared to land, after which he decided to report to the RCMP.
While observing the object, it hovered, moved through the sky, and then landed in a forest area about 5 kilometers away. Although Nicholson could not see the actual shape of the object, he reported that it had four colors: blue, yellow, green, and red, arranged horizontally across the object. However, before landing under the UFO lit up a large white light, and then he was just above the tree line.
The sky was partly cloudy that night, and the moon was very bright. Nicholson followed the spot where the UFO landed, and until the arrival of the mountain, he did not see the object rise from the trees.
Fontanne also monitored the site and stated in his report that it did not take off while he was there. Fontanne was impressed by Nicholson's sincerity and believes the young man saw what he said he saw, but the RCMP report does not mention any checks, even cursory ones, in the intended landing zone.
Original news
Date: January 6 1974
Location: Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Canada
Time: 11:30 p.m.
Summary: 15 year old Carl Nicholson made a call at 12:30 AM to the RCMP Detachment in Dartmouth, N.S. to report his observation of a UFO an hour earlier. Constable D.S. Fontanne made a patrol to the area to see the witness. When the Constable arrived he was informed by Nicholson that the object had appeared to land down behind the trees. Fontanne interviewed the youth and discovered that the teenager was baby sitting for his parents but at about 11:30 PM his dog had begun barking outside. Curious he had looked out of the window and observed an object in the sky. He watched the object for about an hour before it seemed to land and decided to report it to the RCMP. During the period that he watched the object it hovered, moved across the sky and then landed in a wooded area about three miles [ 5 kilometers] away. Though Nicholson could not see the actual shape of the object, he reported that it had four colored lights-blue, yellow, green and red- fixed horizontally across the object. However prior to landing a large white light came on underneath the UFO at which time it was just above the tree line. That night the sky was partly cloudy and there was a very bright moon. Nicholson had kept an eye on the area where the UFO had appeared to land and up until the Mountie had arrived, he had not seen he object rise from the trees. Fontanne as well had kept an eye on the spot and stated in his report that it had not lifted off while he was there. Cst. Fontanne was impressed with Nicholson’s sincerity and believes the youth saw what he said he saw, but the RCMP report makes no mention of any checks being made, even superficially, of the supposed landing area, with Halifax or Shearwater radar or their respective Air Traffic Controllers.
Source: Don Ledger, 1998, Maritime UFO Files, Nimbus Publishing, Halifax, NS, p.99
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