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ATSS-UFOB-? (655th AC&W SQ OPS 0042) — 1956-04-09 — Airspace between Schenectady and Oswego, New York (over Lake

1956-04-09· Airspace between Schenectady and Oswego, New York (over Lake Ontario)Resolved prosaic
Strangeness (S)
0.0
Credibility (P)
1.0
Evidence (EVID)
1.0
Date conf
9.0
Loc conf
0.0

Narrative

On 9 April 1956 at approximately 0015Z, the captain of an aircraft taking off from Schenectady, NY observed a single bright orange light to the west, at 90 degrees right and 5 degrees starboard, the apparent size of an aircraft seen from 6,000 ft. Light paralleled his flight path from Schenectady to Oswego and disappeared over Lake Ontario after about 45 minutes. Co-pilot and stewardess also observed the object. ADC scrambled interceptors without result. Headquarters concluded the sighting was probably the planet Venus, based on later corroborating sightings.

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Witnesses (1)

Source documents (1)

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Score evidence (6)

Why this event scored the way it did. Every contribution is traceable.

s

  • venus (-1.5)
  • outcome=resolved_prosaic (cap S<=3)
  • post-blend cap S<=3 (resolved_prosaic)

p

  • docs=1 (+0.5)
  • single agency (+0.5)

evid

  • narrative only (base 1)