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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 31 May 51 | 2. LOCATION Niagara Falls, N.Y. | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 01/0420Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE MSgt (Military) Multiple | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 - 40 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE E  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMA
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UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
4 June 1951

SUBJECT: Reporting of Information of Unconventional Aircraft Sighting

TO: Commanding General, Air Material Command
Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio
Attn: MCIS

1. The following is a report of M/Sgt. as given to this officer. M/Sgt is assigned to the 12-34L station of the 12th Weather Squadron located at the Niagara Falls Airport. The time of the sighting was 0420E 1 June 1951. Bearing of the object was 080° from this base. Distance and altitude of the object could not be definitely ascertained by the witnessing observers. Weather prevailing at the time 
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UNCLASSIFIED

Hq 136th Ftr Intcp Sq Subject: Reporting of Information of Unconventional Aircraft Sighting

4. ATC reported the following traffic at the time of the sighting. One DC-4 Cargo aircraft departed Buffalo Airport at 0419E going to Chicago via Clear Creek (North Shore of Lake Erie).

Gerald G. Furbish
1st Lt. USAF
Intelligence Officer

UNCLASSIFIED
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
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7 June 1951
Los Alamos, New Mexico
INSUFFICIENT DATA

7 June 1951 - Report from a Los Alamos employee. Pointed cylinder in vertical position. Cloth-like construction. Fell in canyon at 11:10 A.M. Search party was unable to find the object or any remains.

7-3712-35
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COPY
UNCLASSIFIED
CONFIDENTIAL
UNCLASSIFIED
PROJECT TWINKLE
FINAL REPORT
L. ELTERMAN
27 November 1951
APPROVED:
P. H. WYCKOFF
Chief, Atmospheric Physics Laboratory
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
CONFIDENTIAL
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8 June 1951
Los Alamos, New Mexico
INSUFFICIENT DATA

8 June 1951 - Report from a Los Alamos employee. Large reddish dot, dull appearance which turned bright green. Observed for three seconds.

7-3712-35
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COPY
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
PROJECT TWINKLE
FINAL REPORT
L. ELTERMAN
27 November 1951
APPROVED:
P. H. WYCKOFF
Chief, Atmospheric Physics Laboratory
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED

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