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Buffalo, New York, July 1957

Date of account
1957-07
Location
Buffalo, New York
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 5July1957 Buffalo, New York 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possi bly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local XxO Ground-Visuai Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 ProbablyAireroft GMT. 06/0330z Air-Visuoi D Air-intercopt Rodor 口 Possibly Aireraft PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 WasAstronomicai OYes 口 ProboblyAstronomicol O`No Civilian 口 Possibiy Astronomicai 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Orher 口 insufficientDoto forEvaluation thirty seconds or less NW to SE 口 Unknown one O.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One yellow or orange object the size An ATIC form 164 was sent to of s basketball at arm's length. source and returned with the Object was seen visually moving fm comment that he thought it was NW to SE in thirty seconds. a balloon.Speed too fast for balloon.Possible meteor or a/c. Insufficient data for a

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