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Buffalo, New York, August 1956

Date of account: 1956-08
Location: Buffalo, New York
Source: uap_archive
Record updated: 2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Bolloon 28 August 1956 Buffalo, new York 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Wos Aireraft xGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Probably Aireroft Local. 口 Possibly Aireraft 28/0500Z Ai~Visuol Air-Intercopt Rador GMT. oKWes Astronomicol MarS 6.SOURCE PHOTOS 口 Probobly Astronomicol 5. aYos 口 Possibly Astronomicol Civilian ONo 9.COURSE 口 Other. 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficient Date for Evaluation 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 口 Unknowm northwest one hr/30 mins one 11.COMMENTS 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Concur with source in considering One round orange object,size of a bas Mars as the cause for the sigh.t- ketball. Resembled an ordinary star w/ ing. naked eye. Through binoculars a small d crater was noticed & the object appeare to emit fiery gas fm the bottom.obj h sighted at 3o0 dgr azimuth a

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