DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
                         ARMY

                                         HQ Western Command
                                         Kingsway Avenue
                                         EDMONTON, Alberta
                                         27 Sep 49
 
Army Headquarters
Ottawa, Ontario
                                                   C O P Y
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               Attention: DMI (MI O?S)

FLYING SAUCERS
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1.        On 26 Sep 49, SP.40191 S/Sgt. CROELL, H.C., CALDER,
NWT & Y, Signals System, visited GSO II (Int) Headquarters
Western Command and brought with him a newspaper account of an
incident which his sister had observed on 31 Aug 49 at SWIFT
CURRENT, Saskatchewan. A copy of the newspaper account is
enclosed, in addition to that information to added the following
details.

          “My sister, Mrs Bellamy, a kindergarten teacher of
          SWIFT CURRENT wrote to me early in Sep 49 that she
          had seen FLYING SAUCERS in the vicinity of SWIFT
          CURRENT. My sister is 33 years of age, very level
          headed and a reliable person.

          Upon receiving her letter I asked her to give me a
          detailed report giving specific questions. In res-
          ponse to my request my sister wrote to me, which
          reads in essence.

          On the 31 Aug 49 at 3:00 P.M. I was walking eastward
          on CHAPLIN STREET, when I observed four objects in the
          sky in a NORTH EASTERLY direction from SWIFT CURRENT.
          These objects were flying in an EASTERLY direction.
          I called the attention of a truck driver (names of
          occupants see newspaper account) and the three occu-
          pants of the truck also saw the four objects flying
          in the sky.  All during that time I was accompanied
          by another woman who also observed the incident.
          I estimated that these objects were approximately ten
          miles away (?) and about 400 feet high (?).  They were
          flying in a haphazard fashion, weaving amongst them-
          selves but generally maintaining the same height and direc-
          tion. I did NOT estimate the speed but I was told later
          that the occupants in the truck drove for three blocks
          and were still observing these FLYING SAUCERS.  This
          should give some estimate of the duration of the incident.
          Just before the objects disappeared over the horizon one
          of them seemed to fall to the ground.  There was NO
          noise connected with that phenomenon, all objects seemed
          the same size and of a silvery colour, their shape was
          round, and NO smoke or fire was observed.”

2.        In addition to this information Mrs. BELLAMY also mentioned
that a Mrs. (CENSORED) and her son observed similar objects in the
vicinity of SWIFT CURRENT between 3 and 4 o’clock, 28 Aug 49. Further
an unidentified man reported a similar occurrence but did NOT state
any time or place, except that it happened around SWIFT CURRENT.

3.        Forwarded for information only.

                                         (signed)
                                     (C.R.R. Douthwaite) Major
                                      G-2 Int Western Command

Encl:
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c.c. 060 II (Int)
     Prairie Command