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CASE REFERENCE6962466

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONNiagara Falls AFB New York

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
__18: May_1955_ |_Niagara Falls AFR, New Yorks pobepy Baieen
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local 7g — O Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar o Probobly Aiveratt
GMT 19/01402 *ESAjr- Vi sual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircrofe
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE (IX Was Astronomical Meteor
0 Yes QO Probably Astronomical
EXNNo Mili Cary F85D Pi lot) O Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 , Other
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One spherical, white, object approxi Sighting descriptive of meteor
mately 10 feet in diameter was abservation,

observed by a F86D pilot while

flying over Niagara AFB, New York,
Object was observed for a period
of two to three seconds while pilot
was banking to the left. Pilot cir-
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to effect a further sighting with |
negative results,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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2. LOCATION

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N Falls, AFB, New York

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP

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GMT_29/01402 May 1955 ___

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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Was Balloon

2 Probably Balloon
ssibly Balloon

Was Aircraft

O Probably Aircraft

&F Air Visual QO Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE bs Was Astronomical Ay elcon
0 Yes Probably Astronomical

| A No O Possibly Astronomical
J 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER oF OBJECTS | 9. ot) 0 Other. — —

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| 2=3 Seconds One (1) Descent (Slight)

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

negative results.

AISOP Form § (15 Oct 54)

Cne (1) spherical, white, object apvroximately
10 feet in diameter was observed by a 7C6D

pilot while flying over Niagara Ar3, New York

Object was observed for a period of two (2) ta
three (3) seconds while pilot was banking to
the left. Pilot corcled the area three or |
four times to effect a fubther sighting with

111, COMMENTS

Dus to the bravity-of-the-sizhting~
coupied-with the fact—that—the—object
had-the-characteristics-of- a-balloon-n
investization-authorised,.

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