Wilbert Smith Archives Files Box 1131 10 1131-10-p038

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FROM EXPRESS OTTAWA BUREAU- --~= OT DENIES ROJECT MAGNET CONTINUES TO EMBARRASS OFFICIALDOM BUT ONE EMPLOYEE BELIEVED SAUCERS REALLY EXISTED. In the early 1950's a grou known Sree net carried out unidentified flying object research at the Depart: ment of Transport's ionospheric study centre near Shirley's Bay — at present the site of a research centre ‘operated by the Defence and ‘Communications departments. Project Magnet is no mystery in itself: it was primarily a systematic st of 25...