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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 21 August 1957 | 3. LOCATION | Niagra Falls AFB, New York  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 22/0053Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Air-Intercept Rador  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military & Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 15 to 30 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | two  |
|  9. COURSE | NW | 10. COMMENTS | Later rpt identifies these two rpts to be Venus & Jupiter.  |

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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 UNU…

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WPH123 WPB110 YMB082BWA075
MM RJEDEN RJEPHQ RJEDWP RJEPNB
DE RJEDBW 5M
M 231600Z

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 30TH AD D WILLOW RUN AFS BELLEVILLE MICH
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURGH NY
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/UNCLASSIFIED/ FIS 189. UFOB. REFERENCE OUR MSG FIS 188.
REFERENCED REPORT HAS FOLG EXPLANATION: THE OBJECTS HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS THE PLANETS VENUS AND JUPITER. THEODOLITE
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ABOVE MENTIONED CELESTIAL BODIES. THEY REPORTED THAT THE OBJECTS LIIKED LIKE STARS TO THEM.

SUMMARY: IT IS THE OPINION OF 1ST LT HERBERT D. DOKEY, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 47TH FTR INTCP SQ, NIAGARA FALLS MUNI APRT, NY,. THAT THE OBJECTS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS REPORT WERE 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 C LINE FOUR OF PAGE THREE LOOKED RPT LOOKED BT
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T WPAG29 YMB997DH1925
MM RJEDEN RJEDVP RJEPNB RJEPHQ
DE RJEDBW 22M
M 222299Z
FM COMDR 47TH FTR INTCP SQ NIAGARA FALLS MUNI APRT NY
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO
RJEDBW/COMDR 30TH ADIV DEF WRAFS BELLEVILLE MICHIGAN
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURGH NY
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/UNCLASSIFIED/ FIS 188. NFOB. IAW PAR 7 D, AFR 299-2, DTD 12 AUG 54,
FOLG REPT IS SUBM:
(1)
(A) SPHERICAL
(B) SIZE OF A MATCHEAD HELD AT ARMS LENGTH
(C) BRILLIANT WHITE LIGHT CHANGING TO AMBER TO WHITE TO AMBER
(D) T…

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(2)
(A) ADVISED OF UFOB BY 47TH FIS, ALERT CENTER OPERATOR
(B) 288 DEGREES AZIMUTH AND 5 TO 18 DEGREES ELEVATION
(C) DISAPPEARED OVER HORIZON AT ZERO DEGREES ELEVATION
(D) APPEARED TO BE GOING AWAY FROM POINT OF OBSERVATION
(E) DISAPPEARED BELOW HORIZON
(F) 18 MINUTES

(3)
(A) GROUND-VISUAL AND AIR VISUAL
(B) NONE USED
(C) F-86L, USAF 38593, 38888 FEET, 388 DEGREES, POINT NINE MACK, NIAGARA FALL
8 MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NIAGARA FALLS NY

(4)
(S) 3859 ZULU, 22 AUG 57 TO 3128 ZULU 22 AUG 57
(B) NIGHT WITH VERY FAINT GLOW OF THE SUNSET IN WEST

(5) FROM VARIOUS POINTS ON NIAGARA …

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(3)

|  LT COL | 47TH FIS | COMMANDER  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  MAJOR | 15TH FTR GP | D/M  |
|  CAPTAIN | 47TH FIS | OPERATIONS OFFICER  |
|  1ST LT | 47TH FIS | INTELLIGENCE OFFICER  |
|  1ST LT | 15TH CAMRON | SUPPLY OFFICER  |
|  2ND LT | 15TH FTR GP | LEGAL OFFICER  |
|  SPAACT | OSI | SPECIAL AGENT  |
|  SSGT | 15TH FTR GP | LEGAL OFFICE NCOIC  |
|  A/1C | 47TH FIS | ALERT CENTER OPERATOR  |
|  1ST LT | 47TH FIS | INTERCEPTOR PILOT  |

(7)

(A) CLEAR AND GOOD VISIBILITY

(B) SURFACE 090 DEGREES/21, 6000 - 020 DEGREES/13, 10000-350 DEGREES/10, 16000 - 350 DEGREES/10,…

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(F) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
NOTE: RELIABILITY OF WITNESSES LISTED ABOVE IS UNQUESTIONABLE.
UFOB.
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