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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
21 August 1957 Niagra Falls AFB, New York 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local._.. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT22/0053Z XC Air-Vi sual Air-intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft Venus
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Jupiter
Yes 0,00 Probably Astronomicd
No Military & Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE 0 Other.
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
15 to 30 minutes two NW 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object twice as large as star. Later rpt identifies these Swo
One object thr times as large as rpts to be Venus & Jupiter.
star. Brigh changing to
orange mome entarily. One object
slightly igher and to the South of
other-disappear over horizon.
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2. A.F PSITION (LOW) AND INTENSITY
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C. MOVED NORTHWEST THEN MOVED
AWAY F FROM OBSERVERS
E. DRP OPPED BELOW HORIZON
15 30 MINUTS durater
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3. A. GROUND VISUAL AND AIR VISUAL
BBINOCULARS 7X5
C. F 38000 FEET 300 400K NIAGARA FALLS ABB
4. A. 0053Z
B. DUSK
5. 143 08 !43 0 NORTH 78 NORTH 78 ROJ RWZ WEST ROJ RWZ WEST
6. A. NA
B 2/LT 763D ACWRON SR. DIRECTOR VERY RELIABLE 763D ACWRON SR. DIRECTOR VERY RELIABLE
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F. NONE
G. NONE
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10. NONE
11. GOC REPORT, BALOON,
AFTER_SIGH AS UROB
12. NONE NONE . . - 8
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CONTACTED AND THEY REPORTED A VISUAL SIGHTING. OTHER GCI SITES
CONTACTED REPORTED NEGATIVE CONTACT VISUALLY OR BY RADAR. (
THE GOC CENTER IN BUFFALO, NY., REPORTED THE SAME OBJECTS AND
THEIR REPORT INDICATED THAT THE OBJECTS WERE BRILLIANT WHITE
LIGHTS ON THE WESTERN HORIZON WHICH GRADUALLY DISAPPEARED BELOW
THE HORIZON. THE MILITARY WEATHER DETACHMENT AT NIAGARA FALLS
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NY., REPORTED OR PRESENT. ONE INTERESTING (
FACT FROM THE WEATHER REPORT WAS THE PRESENCE OF A CONTINENTAL
POLAR AIR MASS THAT WAS COMPLETELY FREE OF ATMOSPHERIC HAZE,
DUST, AND SMOKE. THIS UNUSUALLY CLEAR ATMOSPHERIC CONDITION
MADE THE INTENSITY OF OBJECTS ON THE WESTERN HORIZON APPEAR
EXTREMELY BRILLIANT. CLEAR DAYS IN THIS AREA ARE RARE DUE TO
THE EVER PRESENT THE EVER PRESENT INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL SMOKE AND SMQKE AND HAZE HAZE PREVALENT IN THIS PREVALENT IN THIS
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AREA. CONSEQUENTLY THERE WERE A GREAT THERE WERE A GREAT NUMBER OF SIGHTINGS OF .
STARS NOT NORMALLY SEEN. THE PRESENCE OF VENUS AND JUPITER IN
THE SAME AREA OF THE SKY WAS DEFINITELY VERIFIED BY DR. JOYCE
MILLS, ASTRONOMER, BUFFALO MUSEUM. THEODOLITE MEASUREMENTS
OF THE POITN IN SPACE OF THE HORIZON WHERE THE OBJECTS DISAPPEARED OF THE POITN IN SPACE OF THE HORIZON WHERE THE OBJECTS DISAPPEARED
CORRESPOND ACCURATELY WITH THE PIONT IN OCCUPIED BY VENUS AND CORRESPOND ACCURATELY WITH THE PIONT IN OCCUPIED BY Y VENUS AND
JUPITER AT THE TIME THE PBJECTS WERE SIGHTED. (
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INTERVIEWS S WITH THE TOWER OPERATORS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS

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MM RJEDEN RJEPHQ RJEDWP RJEPNB
DE RJEDBW 5M 34x2a
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FM COMDR 47TH FTR INTCP SQ INA FLS MUNI APRT NY
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC
RJEDBW/COMDR 32TH AD D RUN AFS BELLEVILLE MICH MICH
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR RJEPNB/C EADF EADF NEWBURGH INY
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REFERENCED REPORT HAS FOLG EXPLANATION: THE OBJECTS HAVE E BEEN BEEN -
IDENTIFIED AS THE PLANETS VENUS AND JUPITER. THEODOLITE IDENTIFIED AS THE PLANETS VENUS AND JUPITER. THEODOLITE
MEASUREMENTS OF THE POSITION OF THE TWO OBJECTS INDICATED THAT INDICATED THAT
THEIR POSITIONS OF THE TWO OBJECTS CORRESPONDED WITH THAT OF TUET NDEED WITHTHAT OE
THE TWO PLANETS M MENTIONED ABOVE. INTERCEPT ACTION WAS TAKEN AND
THE INTERCEPTOR PILOTS REPORT INDICATED THAT THE OBJECTS WERE
STARS, DUE TO THE FACT THAT, AFTER 2S0 MILES OF PURSUIT AND
3000O FEET OF ALTITUDE CHANGE THE OBJECTS WERE STILL LOCATED AT
. THE SAME AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION POSITION. THE LOCAL GCI SITE WAS

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ABOVE MENTIONED CELESTIAL BODIES. THE OBJECTS
LIIKED LIKE STARS TO THEM. (
SUMMARY: IT IS THE OPINION OF IST LT HERBERT D. DOKEY,
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 47TH FTR INTCP SQ, NIAGARA FALLS MUNI APRT,
NY,• THAT THE OBJECTS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS REPORT WERE C
THE PLANETS VENUS AND JUPITER. ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED
POSITIVELY INDICATES THAT THE PLANETS WERE SEEN AND
EXPLANATION IS THE MOST LIKELY OF ALL OTHERS CONSIDERED. UFOB
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FM COMDR 47TH FTR INTCP SO NIAGARA FALLS MUNI APRT
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC C ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORAXO
FJEDBN/COMDR 3OTH ADIV DEF WRAFS BELLEVILLE MICHIGAN
FJEDNP/COMDR ATIC VRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL N2 USAF WASH 25 DC
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADE STEWART AFB GH NY
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FUNCLASSIFIED FIS 188. UFOB. IAW PAR 7 D, AFR 200-2, DTD FUNCLASSIFIED' FIS 188. UFO3. IAW PAR AFR 200-2, DTD 12 AUG 54,
REPT IS SUBM: REPT IS SUBM:
(A) SPHERICAL
(B) SIZE OF A MATCHEAD HELD AT ARMS LENGTH (B) SIZE AT ARMS LENGTH
(C) BRILLIANT WHITE LIGHT LIGHT CHANGING CYANGING TO AMBER TO UHIT? TO AMRER TO WHITE AMBER
(D) TWO
(E) ONE ABOVE AND TO THE OTHER
(F) NONE
(G) NONE
(H) EXTREME BRILLIANCE OF WHITE'AMBER COLOR
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T CENTER OPERATOR
(B) 280 DEGREES AZIMUTH AND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ELEVATION
(C) DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON AT ZERO DEGREES ELEVATION
(D) APPEARED TO BE COING AWAY FROM M POINT OF OBSERVATION
(E) DISAPPEARED BELON HORIZON
(F) 13 MINUTES
(3)
(A) GROUND-VISUAL AND AIR VISUAL
(B) NONE USED
(C) F-8SL, USAF FEET, 36 :GREES, POINT NINE MACH, aa mony
NIAGARA FALL
s MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NIAGARA FALLS AIRPORT, NIAGARA FALLS NY NY
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(S) 2059 ZULU, 22 AUG (S) D059 ZULU, 22 AUG 57 T0 3120 ZULU 22 AUG 57
FAINT GLOW 0 THE SUNSET IN WEST
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(5) FROM VARIOUS POINTS ON NIAGARA FALLS NUNICIPAL AIRPORT
(6) (A)
APRT, TOWER
OPERATOR.
CONTROL , TOWER, NF MUNI APRT TOWER OPERATOR
BUFFALO, NY, GOC OBSEIVER
MR BUFFALO, NY, GOC OBSERVER
MR NY, GOC OBSERVER

LT COL 47TH FIS COMMANDER
MAJOR 15TH FTR CP D/M
CAPTAIN 47TH FIS OPERATIONS OFFICER
1ST LT 47TH FIS INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
IST LT 15TH CAMRON SUPPLY OFFICER
2ND LT 15TH FTR GP LEGAL OFFICER LEGAL OFFICER
SPAACT OSI SPECIAL AGENT
SSGT 15TH FTR GP LEGAL OFFICE NCOIC
AIC A/IC 47TH FIS ALERT CENTER OPERATOR
IST LT IST T LT .
47TH FIS INTERCEPTOR PILOT INTERCEPTOR P PILOT
(7) •
(A) CLEAR AND GOOD VISIBILITY
(B) SURFACE 090 DEGREES/2 CGREES/13,10000-350
DEGREES/1C,
16088 - 350 DEGREES/18, 20300 - 010 DEGREES/37, 30000-350
DEGREES/37, 50000 DEGREES/30.
(C) CLEAR
(D)10IM
(E) A NONE

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(F) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
NOTE: RELIABILITY TNESSES LISTED ABOVE IS UNQUESTIONABLE•
UFOB.
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RJEDBW/ COMDR 3ØTH ADIV DEF WRAFS BELLEVILLE MICH
RJEDWP/ COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN WP AFB OHIO-
RJEDPHQ/ DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC
RJEPNB/ COMDR EAD AFB NEWBURG NY (
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UNCIAS EADF-C/C
AFROT-OT AFROT-OT UFOB
3. 1. A. ROUND
2 . B. ONE-TWICE AS BIG AS STAR, ONE-THREE TIMES AS BIG B ONE-TWICE AS BIG AS STAR, ONE-THREE TIMES AS BIG
C. BRIGHT WHITE, C. BRIGHT WHITE DRANGE RANGE Tyfical
D. TWO D. TWO cnthchage inthrchage
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E. ONE SLIGHTLY fellson obsoned
F. NONE daun
G.NONE dush,
H. NONE by kandedy
I. VERY BRIGHT Jupnts
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