Klukan Oct 2015 Emails re Pilgrim Drone Spotting
AI Summary
Emails discussing the sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) near the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, initially thought to be a drone but later speculated to be a weather balloon. Various agencies were involved in the investigation, but no definitive identification was made.
Key Findings
- The object was indiscernible at a high altitude. - Plymouth PD and MA State Police were unable to identify the object. - FAA was contacted but provided no information. - The object was labeled a UFO but posed no threat or surveillance concerns.
OCR Text
From:Lorson, Raymond To:Caron, Dana; Klukan, Brett; Dimitriadis, Anthony; Cherubini, John Subject:RE: Pilgrim Drone Spotting Date:Thursday, October 1, 2015 4:49:15 PM Thanks dana; appreciate the follow-up. For the record we don’t regulate UFOs so I assume no need for additional action. Ray From: Caron, Dana Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 1:27 PM To: Lorson, Raymond; Klukan, Brett; Dimitriadis, Anthony; Cherubini, John Subject: RE: Pilgrim Drone Spotting The security manager got back to me. Plymouth PD arrived on site and it turned out that the object was actually much higher (thousands of feet) and indiscernible at that distance. FAA was contacted to no avail. MA State Police sent a helicopter, but even they couldn’t identify the object. They think it might have been a weather balloon of some sort, but no one was definite. They are calling it a UFO. Nonetheless, it doesn’t appear to have caused any kind of threat to the site (distance) nor was it indicative of any kind of surveillance or suspicious activity that would meet criteria for a SIDS report so one was not made. That should close this episode out. From: Lorson, Raymond Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 11:11 AM To: Klukan, Brett; Dimitriadis, Anthony; Cherubini, John; Caron, Dana Subject: RE: Pilgrim Drone Spotting Brett – last I heard the licensee wasn’t sure if the flyover was a bird, plane, drone or superman. Tony et el did we ever hear back from Pilgrim regarding the potential drone sighting? Thanks Ray From: Klukan, Brett Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 8:44 AM To: Lorson, Raymond Subject: Pilgrim Drone Spotting Ray, What happened with that? Did they eventually make a report? Thanks. Cheers, Brett Klukan RI Regional Counsel (610)-337-5301 This email may contain communications protected by the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work-product doctrine. In addition, this e-mail may contain proprietary, sensitive or other protected information. Please treat accordingly. Do not publicly disclose without proper authorization. From:Caron, Dana To:Lorson, Raymond; Klukan, Brett; Dimitriadis, Anthony; Cherubini, John Subject:RE: Pilgrim Drone Spotting Date:Thursday, October 1, 2015 1:27:10 PM The security manager got back to me. Plymouth PD arrived on site and it turned out that the object was actually much higher (thousands of feet) and indiscernible at that distance. FAA was contacted to no avail. MA State Police sent a helicopter, but even they couldn’t identify the object. They think it might have been a weather balloon of some sort, but no one was definite. They are calling it a UFO. Nonetheless, it doesn’t appear to have caused any kind of threat to the site (distance) nor was it indicative of any kind of surveillance or suspicious activity that would meet criteria for a SIDS report so one was not made. That should close this episode out. From: Lorson, Raymond Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 11:11 AM To: Klukan, Brett; Dimitriadis, Anthony; Cherubini, John; Caron, Dana Subject: RE: Pilgrim Drone Spotting Brett – last I heard the licensee wasn’t sure if the flyover was a bird, plane, drone or superman. Tony et el did we ever hear back from Pilgrim regarding the potential drone sighting? Thanks Ray From: Klukan, Brett Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 8:44 AM To: Lorson, Raymond Subject: Pilgrim Drone Spotting Ray, What happened with that? Did they eventually make a report? Thanks. Cheers, Brett Klukan RI Regional Counsel (610)-337-5301 This email may contain communications protected by the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work-product doctrine. In addition, this e-mail may contain proprietary, sensitive or other protected information. Please treat accordingly. Do not publicly disclose without proper authorization. From:Klukan, Brett To:Lorson, Raymond; Caron, Dana; Dimitriadis, Anthony; Cherubini, John Subject:RE: Pilgrim Drone Spotting Date:Wednesday, September 30, 2015 11:46:00 AM All, Thanks for the responses. Cheers, Brett From: Lorson, Raymond Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 11:14 AM To: Caron, Dana <Dana.Caron@nrc.gov>; Klukan, Brett <Brett.Klukan@nrc.gov>; Dimitriadis, Anthony <Anthony.Dimitriadis@nrc.gov>; Cherubini, John <John.Cherubini@nrc.gov> Subject: RE: Pilgrim Drone Spotting Thanks – the air force said that a lot in the 50s as you may recall. Ray From: Caron, Dana Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 11:13 AM To: Lorson, Raymond; Klukan, Brett; Dimitriadis, Anthony; Cherubini, John Subject: RE: Pilgrim Drone Spotting Last I had heard it may have been a weather balloon. I have to call the security manager in a moment anyway so I’ll ask about it. From: Lorson, Raymond Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 11:11 AM To: Klukan, Brett; Dimitriadis, Anthony; Cherubini, John; Caron, Dana Subject: RE: Pilgrim Drone Spotting Brett – last I heard the licensee wasn’t sure if the flyover was a bird, plane, drone or supe…
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