Falconbridge, Ontario: NORAD Tracks 100-ft Sphere with Craters for Six Hours
FOIA documents confirm a UFO intrusion at Falconbridge, Ontario — a NORAD installation with nuclear weapons. Shortly after 4 p.m., civilians, police, military, and NORAD radar tracked a UFO that hovered and maneuvered at high speed. The NORAD document states that with binoculars, the object appeared as 'a 100 ft diameter sphere and appeared to have craters around the outside.' Tracked intermittently on radar for six hours, it zoomed from 26,000 to 45,000 to 72,000 feet. Two F-106 jets from Selfridge ANG Base in Michigan reported no contact. Captain Gordon Hilchie (Director of Public Affairs, Canadian NORAD HQ) openly confirmed: 'yes, we saw this so-called UFO.' Base Commanding Officer Major Robert Oliver stated he and five others saw three mysterious objects and believes the US and Canada 'collect UFO information... I do believe they investigate the more serious ones.' He classified the UFO report going to Colorado Springs as secret. NORAD Commanding General Daniel James later asked him to declassify it.
Background
EVENT TITLE: Falconbridge, Ontario: NORAD Tracks 100-ft Sphere with Craters for Six Hours
EVENT DATE: 1975-11-11
EVENT TYPE: military_encounter
1. On November 11, 1975, a UFO intrusion occurred at Falconbridge, Ontario, the site of a NORAD installation with nuclear weapons. Civilians, police, military personnel, and NORAD radar tracked the object, which hovered and maneuvered at high speed. The object was observed shortly after 4 p.m.
The Incident
* Shortly after 4 p.m. on November 11, 1975, a UFO was observed and tracked at Falconbridge, Ontario.
* Observers included civilians, police, military personnel, and NORAD radar.
* The UFO hovered and maneuvered at high speed.
* Ground observers initially thought the object looked like a very bright star, but much closer.
* Radar confirmed the presence of an object in the area.
Investigation
* The source text does not provide information about an official investigation.
* FOIA documents confirm the UFO intrusion.
Significance
* The Falconbridge incident is significant because it involved a UFO intrusion at a NORAD installation with nuclear weapons.
* The event was witnessed by multiple sources, including civilians, law enforcement, and military personnel, and was confirmed by radar.
* This incident occurred during a period of increased UFO activity near U.S. military installations, as evidenced by other reports from November 1975.