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Niagara Falls, N.Y., May 1951

Date of account
1951-05
Location
Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 WasBalloon 31 May 51 Niagara Falls, N.Y. D Probably Bolloon Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION DGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircrafi Local 口 Probab!yAircrof! 01/0420Z D AirVisua! DAir-InterceptRador 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol DYos 口 Probably Astronomical No MSgt(Military) Multiple 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Other-.. UNIDENTIFIED 口 Insufficient Dato for Evoluation 口 Unknown 30-40sec 1 E 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Shaped like saucer. Vertical flgght - countef UNIDENTIFIED. clockwi3e gyro-like motion. Color was Yellow-Orange. Visibility 4 mi with smoke. Ceiling 10,oo0 ft,broken clonds.No sound. No trail.dthttf Disappeared into overcas# 30-40 saconds.Flight to east. ATIC FORM329(REV 26SEP S2)

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