As reported

Triangle over Gatineau (Canada), QC · Canada

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

The triangle was black as a hole in the night sky and as large as a football field.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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Routed to: Department of National Defence (Canada) · records window 1987-11-12 → 1987-11-29

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