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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 10 Dec 1951 | 2. LOCATION | Buffalo, N.Y.  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1820Z GMT 10/2320Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 15 XXXXX seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE |   | S to N | 11. COMMENTS  |
|  Astro (Meteor) |   |   |   |

12. CONCLUSIONS
☐ Was Balloon
☐ Probably Balloon
☐ Possibly Balloon
☐ Was Aircraft
☐ Probably Aircraft
☐ Possibly Aircraft
☐ Was Astronomi…

UNCLASSIFIED
26 Dec 51
HEADQUARTERS
136TH FIGHTER-INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON
Niagara Falls Municipal Airport
Niagara Falls, New York
360.11
12 December 1951
SUBJECT: Report of Information on Unconventional Aircraft
TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIS

1. Under provisions of ADC Letter 200-1, 11 April 1951, the following is a narrative report by this unit as derived from an interview with Captain USAF,

2. On 10 December 1951, Captain was driving east on Como Park Boulevard, approximately four (4) miles southwest of the Buffalo Municipal…

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UNCLASSIFIED
360.11, Subj: Report of Information on Unconventional Aircraft

6. Aircraft traffic at the Buffalo Airport at that time of the evening consisted of the following:

a. In-bound traffic - Capitol Airlines, Flight 275, inbound from Rochester, New York, reported over Akron, New York at 1811 and landed Buffalo Municipal at 1817E. American Air lines, Flight 769, inbound from Rochester, New York, at 1819E reported over Akron, New York, landed at Buffalo Municipal at 1830E. Both of the above flights were VFR.

7. Weather as reported by the CAA Weather Station sequences from B…

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Encl 1

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Bright Blue Center

Pulse Jet Effect Balls
Bright Orange-Red

Trail Here

More White Than Blue, Very Brilliant

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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 2

DATE: 10 Dec 51
TIME (Local): 1820 EST
LOCATION: Buffalo, N. Y.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 15 Sec.
SOUND: None
SPEED: 240 Knots
ALTITUDE: 3,000 - 4,000 ft.
HEADING: 3 to N
SOURCE: USAF Pilot
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Pending
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Large, white, extremely brilliant and globular in shape.

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 3

DATE: 10 Dec 51
TIME (Local): 1800 EST
LOCATION: Buffalo, N. Y.
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 15 Sec.
SOUND: None
SPEED: 240 Knots
ALTITUDE: 3,000-4,000 ft.
HEADING: S to N
SOURCE: USAF Pilot
ACTION OR COMMENTS: No conclusions. Probably a fireball of some type.
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Large, white, extremely brilliant and globular in shape.