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<<UFONET I>> * 416-237-1204 * PC-Pursuitable * File Requestable * HST
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* 24 Hour Operation * Sysop - Tom Mickus * Toronto * FREE
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ARNPRIOR.TXT - UFO encounter near Ottawa, Canada - AUG/1979
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The following report you are about to read concerns a most
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interesting UFO sighting which occurred on August 17, 1989 over the
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skies of Ontario, near our Nation's Capital, Ottawa. The first
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piece of information you will see is a routine telex sent to the
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National Research Council of Canada (NRC), which since the late 60's
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has been given the responsibility as acting as the repository of
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UFO reports. The second piece of info, is a reproduction of the
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10 page letter sent to Uplands Air Base (and forwarded to the NRC)
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by one of the two observers of the UFO sighting. The second name,
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the name of the pilot, is blacked out in both instances, along with
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his address and phone number. Through unique circumstances, I was
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able to obtain the name of the pilot, which happens to be that of
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John Cassidy, who was also (now retired) a long-time police officer.
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The reasons for looking into this case are several. For one
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thing, as I think you'll agree, this particular UFO sighting seems
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particularly remarkable because of the credibility of the witnesses,
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and the effects and duration of the UFO sighting. I've gone to
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the trouble of reproducing this information here, since I think it
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a good example of a fairly recent sighting which to date, doesn't
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seem to have any usual explanation, although I have yet to check
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with the NRC for their own findings. I noticed this particular
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report while scanning through hundreds of pages of sighting reports
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which can be found on microfilm, and obtained through the National
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Archives of Canada. In addition, this sighting occurred less than
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100 miles from my home town of Renfrew, Ontario, where at that time
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I was residing. Additionally, and this is how I came upon the name
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of the pilot, Cassidy is also known by both my father and brother,
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who at the time were both private pilots, and who flew out of
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Arnprior, Ontario, quite frequently. Thus, this particular UFO
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incident is interesting to me for personal reasons.
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I'm currently in the process of doing some nominal follow
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up on this case in order to ascertain whether or not the NRC did
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any further investigation on it, and whether or not they came up
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with a prosaic explanation. Progress has already been made as to
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getting additional details, and hopefully by about January 1990,
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I'll have some further comments to make regarding this most
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extraordinary UFO encounter of 10 yrs ago.
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-Tom Mickus 12/15/89
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NOTE: "XXXXX" will represent "blacked out" material which appears
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in the following reproduced documents. Additionally, the
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phrase "[text faded on bottom of page]" indicates illegible
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material, usually a sentence or two, which can be found at
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the bottom of each of Elma L'Abbe's 10 page letter, which
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was reproduced poorly for the microfilm which I viewed.
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A Claude (scrawled on top)
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N 79/71 (meaning the 71st
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sighting report
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received by the
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NRC in 1979.)
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NRC OTT
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COMM SQN OTT
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PUZ4/21
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P 211500Z SEP 79
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FM NDHQ OTTAWA
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TO ZEN/NDOC OTTAWA
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BT
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UNCLAS D SECUR 2294
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NRC FOR HERZBERG INSTITUTE OF ASTROPHYSICS
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SUBJ: UFO REPORT
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REFS: A. CFAO 71-1
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B. LETTER FROM MISS ELMA L ALBE(sic) 31 AUG 79
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1. UFO REPORT. SUBJ REPORT RECEIVED UNDER REF B AND FWD IAW
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REF A
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2. A. 150100 AUG 79 (GMT)
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B. CLEAR
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C. MISS ELMA L ABBE, 98 MARY ST. ARNPRIOR, ONTARIO
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K7S-1E5, TELEPHONE 623-5298 AND MR XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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ONTARIO, TELEPHONE XXXXXXXXX
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D. LT AC ALT 4000 FT. HEADING 270 DEGREES FROM ST. JOVITE, P.Q.
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TO ARNPRIOR, ONTARIO APPROX 40 MILES NE OF OTTAWA
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E. N/A
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F. DIAMETER 300 FT. THICKNESS 50 FT. A ROLLING ENERGY BALL WITH
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A RED RADIANT SIDE AND A WHITE RADIANT SIDE, DISAPPEARED WEST
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G. 5-8 MINS
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H. COPY OF LETTER TO FOL
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BT
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NRC OTT
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COMM SQN OTT
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SIGHTING REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA (RG 77, Vol.309)
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Letter addressed to: Canadian Military Forces, Uplands Air Base,
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Uplands, Ottawa, Ont.
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Miss Elma L'Abbe
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98 Mary Street
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Arnprior, Ont.
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K7S 1E5
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Aug. 31, 1979.
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Dear Sir,
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On Aug. 17, 1979, I was flying from St. Jovite, Que., to
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Arnprior, Ont; heading 270~. I was in a single prop, fixed wing,
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white with blue markings, 1974, Cherokee Warrior aircraft. I was
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sitting beside the pilot in the cockpit. The two passenger seats
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behind us were not occupied. Please note: neither myself or the
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pilot were under the influence of alcohol or drugs...[text faded
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on bottom of page]... We are both healthy, stable, cool, calculating
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individuals, not given to halucinations or hysteria. We have known
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each other over 25 yrs. I am, by profession, a medical technologist.
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The pilot is, by profession, a police officer of approximately 16
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yrs. experience. He is also a cattle farmer, and has good fortune
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in the stock and bond exchange over the past 30 yrs. He is a pilot
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of many years experience, and owns the aircraft we were flying in...
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No. C-GOUD.
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We were cruising at an altitude of...[text faded on bottom of
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page]... Ottawa. We were above the Gatineau hills, approximately
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40 miles N.E. of Ottawa. Visibility was excellent - maximum,
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approximately 40 miles or more, minimum , 25 miles. The time of
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the following experience was 2100 hrs. The pilot's watch stopped
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at 2100 hrs, mine was not affected.
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I looked out of my window and observed the (R) wing becoming
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red in color. I then looked to my left, past the pilot's head, and
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observed the the (L) wing was also red in color. I mentioned my
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observation to...[text faded on bottom of page]... performance of
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the aircraft. The pilot said to me, "the aircraft is slowing down
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- our airspeed is "0" - the instruments are behaving strangely."
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I said to the pilot "take it down 1000 ft.". He replied, "I can't,
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I can't control the aircraft; the controls are jammed or something
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- we should be falling yet we aren't". I said, "there is something
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out there - it must be exactly overhead; I can't see it" - The
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pilot agreed. At that point we both felt the aircraft being pulled
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upwards...[text faded on bottom of page]... appeared to be stationary
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in the sky, was being drawn upwards. The pilot looked out the right
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window and said to me, "My God, look at the size of it; it must be
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close to 300 ft. in diameter." When I looked, I saw a gigantic red
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ball of energy, close to the right wing and close to the aircraft.
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It sped away rapidly and as it did it appeared to be white light on
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the reverse side... The depth of it was approximately 50 ft. It
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disappeared into a large dark gray cloud to the west of us, only to
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re-appear in the same cloud rolling towards the orange ...[text faded
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on bottom of page]... it rolled, we saw it's red radiant side then
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its white radiant side, as it rolled along the cloud exposed to our
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view. When it sped away from our aircraft, we had a falling sen-
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sation. The aircraft was returning to normal. The altimeter read
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5000 ft. We estimated that we must have fallen 1000 ft. before we
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got this reading. In total we estimated that we had been drawn
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upwards 2000 ft. at least. At 4000 ft., we were flying once again,
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right on course, just as it had been before this experience. The
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temperature ...[text faded on bottom of page]...
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This experience lasted 5-8 min. approximately... by my watch.
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We ruled out St. Elmos fire because of the duration of the experience,
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plus "its" re-appearance in the distant cloud. As we descended to
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land at Arnprior airport, the rolling, red and white, energy ball,
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disappeared into the orange sky of the sunset.
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I am reporting this to you as I feel it is my duty to do so.
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You may keep this for your records. We feel that we were very
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fortunate. This thing could have ...[text faded at bottom of page]...
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be so fortunate.
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The pilot is XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, Ont; telephone
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XXXXXXXX He can usually be reached mornings 9 a.m. to 12 noon,
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with the exception of Wed and Sat and Sun.
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Should you wish to contact him regarding this matter, please
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use discretions, as his young wife is insanely jealous of him, and
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very protective of 2 young children. She does not respect him or
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his rights. She opens his mail and interferes with his phone calls.
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Try to speak ...[text faded at bottom of page]... for the time being
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at least, should you not be able to speak with him privately. If
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he cannot speak freely, leave your name and number and he will
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return your call. Or better still, phone or write me, and I will
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relay your message to him. This later (sic) method would be more
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reliable. The pilot has hesitated informing you of this sighting
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due to his marital set up. He is presently proceeding with divorce
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proceedings however that is not yet completed.
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Your co-ordination would be most ...[text faded at bottom
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of page]...
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At the advice of my personal physician, here in Arnprior, I
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requested that screening tests be done to determine whether or not,
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the pilot and myself were exposed to excess radiations, and absorbed
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same. I made this request Mon, Aug. 20th, to Dr. Wate of Radiation
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Protection Bureau 998-4708 under the Federal Health and Welfare
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Dep't. 996-4950, by telephone, and I must say that he was less than
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helpful, or co-operative. He claimed our case to be "beyond his
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realm of experience, and let the matter drop at that."
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