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Harmon Field, Newfoundland — C-54-sized circular disc with Kodachrome photographs — July 1947
Jul 10, 1947Harmon Field, Newfoundland, Canada
⟳ Deeper read pending. This record is from the FBI 62-HQ-83894 flying-disc file, whose cursive, clippings and faint scans are under-read by automated OCR. It is flagged for a vision-transcription pass and likely undercounts what the source contains — see the documents collection note.
Analysis — our summary
On July 10, 1947, witnesses at or near Harmon Field, Newfoundland reported observing a circular disc approximately the size of a C-54 aircraft. The object was described as translucent or silvery in appearance and left a 15-mile bluish-black trail. Kodachrome photographs were reportedly taken, making this one of the few cases in the July 1947 wave with claimed photographic evidence. The incident was documented by Air Defense Command Intelligence at Harmon Field and forwarded to Army Air Forces headquarters.
As reported — verbatim from the document
“Circular disc approximately C-54-sized; translucent/silvery; 15-mile bluish-black trail; Kodachrome photographs reportedly taken.”
Analyst notes — caveats & confidence
Photographic evidence claimed (Kodachrome) but no analysis or disposition of photographs noted in this document. OCR quality is moderate to poor for portions covering this incident.
Provenance
Source document65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Serial_130.pdf
Document typeintelligence report collection
Reporting agencyFBI
Source pages126
DeclassifiedFirst public at this release (2026)
Held classified~79 years (≥, to this release)
Extraction confidence ModerateHow cleanly this record could be parsed from the source — driven by legibility & redaction. It is not a measure of how credible or anomalous the sighting is.