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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  19 August 65 20/0020Z | Cherry Creek, New York  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | UNIDENTIFIED  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Object description and details of the sighting not consistent with usual phenomena.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  4 - 5 Minutes (?) | Silver object fifty ft long 20 ft thick. Saucer shaped like 2 plates back to back. Moved in and out of clouds. Sighting at dusk. Several 15-16 yr old youths made sighting. Sequence of events dubious. SEE CASE FILE.  …

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# Landing Probed by NICAP, AF

A curious landing report, in New York state on Aug. 19, has been thoroughly checked by NICAP, state police and a five-man AF team. This sighting, which occurred on the William Butcher dairy farm near Cherry Creek, N.Y., involved three members of the Butcher family and a fourth witness. Here is their report:

At 8:20 p.m., Harold Butcher, 16, was operating a milking machine in a dairy barn housing 17 cows. A portable radio on the wall was turned to a newscast, when a sudden static-like interference drowned it out. Then the tractor which ran the milking mac…

Capt Dorsey, Niagara AFS, phone autovan 231-3860; commercial area code 716- 297-4100 ext 351.

He received UFO report from State Police, Chautauqua County Police Barracks, Fredonia, New York. Object sighted near Cherry Creek, New York. Object initial seen 2020 EDT (few minutes after sunset). Saucer shaped object, looked like two dinner plates held face to face silver, very shiny, 50 ft long, 20 ft thick. Landed in farm field about 400 feet from barn. (At least it appeared to land). First observer 15 years old, Aldrich Hill Road, Cherry Creek, New York. Had a radio on in the barn and had unusua…

CHERRY CREEK, NEW YORK
19 AUGUST 1965

The witness was working in a barn when he noticed unusual AM radio interference plus a beeping sound. When he went outside he saw an object which he described as being saucer shaped like two plates lip to lip. The object was described as 50 feet long and 20 feet thick, its color was shiny silver with red glowing streamers projecting downward from the entire perimeter plus a trail of red to yellow color. The object was reported to have appeared to land near the farm and when the observer sighted it, the object rapidly ascended into the clouds. The clouds t…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 16105 (23 Aug 65) J/rff Page 1 of 2
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: SAF-OS-3, XOP-1, XOPX-8, DIA-1 (21)
SMB C089 QA375ZCTJA133
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUCIEKA7233 2351824N
ZNR UUUUU
P 231800Z
FM 4621ABGP NIAGARA FALLS MUNI APRT NY
TO RUWMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUCIFHA/26ADIV STEWART AFB NY
RUCIFDA/AFSC FOREIGHN TECH DIV W PATT AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/USAF AFCIN WASH 25 DC
RUEAHQ/SEC AF SAFOI WASH 25 DC
BT
UNCLAS/CIO 03013 AUGUST 65
UFO FOLLOW-UP REPORT, REFERENCE MESSAGE NUMBER CIO 03012
1. THE OBSERVER AND PLUS
THEIR PARENTS WERE QUESTIONED…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 16105 (23 Aug 65) Page 2 of 2

CONVINCED THAT THE SIGHTING WAS NOT A HOAX OR FABRICATION. ONE
TECHNICIAN REMAINED UNCONVINCED.
PAGE 2 RUCIEKA7233 UNCLAS

3. THE OBSERVERS MAINTAINED THEIR STORY EXACTLY AS REPORTED
IN THE INITIAL REPORT UNDER POLITE BUT VIGOROUS CROSSQUESTIONING.
HAROLE BUTCHER MADE A ROUGH DRAWING OF THE UFO WHICH IS ON FILE
AT NIAGARA AIR BASE. HE INDICATED A DISK 50' DIAMETER, 20'
THICK WITH RED GLOWING STREAMERS PROJECTING DOWNWARD FROM THE
ENTIRE PERIMETER PLUS A TRAIL OF RED TO YELLOW CO…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 13561 (21 Aug 65) J/rph
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-8, SAF-OS-3, DIA-1 (21)
Pg 1 of 5
RUEBHQA.
SMB H02>PIIU JAW RLCIEKA7169 2321>3>-UUUU--

ZNR UUUUU
P 201920Z
FM 4621ABGP NIAGARA FALLS MUNI APRT NY
TO RUWMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUCIFHA/26 ADIV STEWARI AFB NY
RUCIFGA/AFSC FOREIGHN TECH DIV W-PAII AFB OHIO
RUEBHQA/USAF (AFCIN) WASH 2> DC
RUEBHQA/SEC AF SAFOI WASH 2> DC
31
UNCLAS/CIO 03012 AUGUST 6>.
UFO REPORT
A. DESCRIPTION
(1) SAUCER SHAPED AS TWO PLATES LIP TO LIP
(2) EAT >0° LONG, 2…

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE

AF IN: 13561 (21 Aug 65) Pg 2 of 3

PAGE 2 RUCIEKA7169 UNCLAS

(8) CAUSED UNUSUAL INTERFERENCE ON AM RADIO PLUS A "BEEP BEEP."

(9) WITNESSES REPORTED OUR LIKE BURNING GASOLINE FROM OBJECT.

3. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT

(1) WITNESS WORKING IN BARN, NOTICED UNUSUAL AM RADIO INTERFERENCE PLUS BEEPING.

(2) NEAR GROUND APPREX 400 FEET AWAY APPROX 0020Z 20 AUGUST 65.

(3) DIRAPPEARED VERTICALLY INTO CLOUDS AFTER OBSERVER STEPPED OUTSIDE. CLOUDS TURNED GREEN COLOR IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF OBJECT.

(4) 4 TO 5 MINU…