Government · 1978

Clarenville Harbour Object
Documented report. Unresolved object.

On 26 October 1978, a constable in Clarenville, Newfoundland reported a brightly lit object, investigated by the RCMP.

26 October 1978Clarenville, NewfoundlandEvidence-led case fileGovernment

CATEGORY CONTEXT, NOT INCIDENT PHOTOGRAPH. Newfoundland harbour, used as location context only.

01 / why this case matters

Why This Case Matters

Clarenville matters because it is an RCMP-investigated report.

02 / the case

What is documented.

Documented

A constable reported a brightly lit object

Documented

The RCMP investigated

03 / what is debated

What remains contested.

Debated

The identity of the object

04 / what remains unverified

Beyond the record.

Unverified

Extraterrestrial origin

05 / what the record establishes

Keep the layers apart.

Record element

What it supports

What it does not settle

Witness report

A documented report exists.

The objective identity of the object.

Official investigation

That the case was investigated where documented.

That an extraordinary cause was proven.

Conventional reading

That a conventional explanation exists where documented.

That the conventional explanation closes the case.

06 / source room

Follow the paperwork.
Keep the claims apart.

Sources are kept in separate layers: official and contemporary material is documented; secondary UFO literature is treated as debated, not as primary evidence.

governmentRoyal Canadian Mounted Police Clarenville incident report (1978)

Documented source.

Clarenville Harbour ObjectDocumented report. Unresolved object.