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UFOB INDEX CARD A1SS-UFOB-487-57

|  1. DATE 2 Jan 58 | 2. LOCATION Buffalo, NY | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP 06/2345Z Nov 57 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Five minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One |
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6 Nov 57
Rev 7 Diff 6 Nov 25
10 '57
ML
ASTM
(Venus)

WPC178 YME118EWA158
PP RJEDWP RJEDDN RJEPNP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDPW 10E
P 071400Z
FM COMDR 763D ACWRON LOCKPORT AFSTA
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB
RJEDPW/COMDR 30TH ADIV DEF WRAFS
RJEDWP/COMDR WPAFB
RJEPHQ/HEDUSAF
RJEPNE/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB
BT

/UNCLASSIFIED/ AFRCT-OT 110032 PD ATTN: TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER.
ATTN: DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE. ATTN: EADF-C/C. THE FOLLOWING IS
SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2: UFOB PD

1. A. PEAR SHAPED
B. SIZE OF A QUARTER AT ARMS LENGTH
C. METALLIC
D. ONE
E. N/A
F. NONE
G. NONE
H. NONE
I. NONE
2. A. WAS 
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2. FADED
F. 5 MINUTES
3. A. GROUND VISUAL
B. BINOCULARS
C. N/A
4. A. 2345Z 06 NCV 57 2345-5=1845
B. NIGHT
5. GJ LN 5050
6. A. ST. BUFFALO, N.Y., GOOD
B. N/A
7. A. CLEAR
B. SW 16-23
C. 29,000 SCATTERED
D. 10
E. SCATTERED
F. N/A
8. NONE
9. LOCAL FIGHTER HAD A LOOK BUT SEEN ONLY A STAR
10. NONE
11. BELIEVES IT IS A STAR ALSO, DR. DIRECTOR
12. NONE
REMARKS: PILOT SAW A STAR AND BELIEVED THAT WAS WHAT THE OBSERVER HAD
SEEN PD
BT
07/2120Z NOV RJEDPW

Correct: an Astro plot and chart show Venus to be in the exact location reported.
JSTRO

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