Reporting of Information of Unconventional Aircraft Sighting — Niagara Falls, New York, 1 June 1951

This document contains a formal report regarding an unconventional aircraft sighting that occurred on 1 June 1951 at the Niagara Falls Municipal Airport. The primary report was filed by 1st Lt. Gerald C. Furbish of the 136th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. The sighting involved a Master Sergeant from the 12th Weather Squadron, who observed an object while leaving his station at 0420Z. Upon noticing the object, he alerted two other airmen on duty. The witnesses described the object as a saucer-shaped craft with a glowing yellow-orange color. It was noted to have a larger, brighter center with arc-shaped wings protruding from it. The object exhibited a vertical and eastward flight path, accompanied by a distinct counter-clockwise, gyro-like oscillating motion. The witnesses reported that the object made no sound and left no trail or exhaust. The observation lasted approximately 30 to 40 seconds before the object disappeared into an overcast sky. Weather conditions at the time included a 10,000-foot ceiling with broken clouds and four miles of visibility. Air Traffic Control reported that a DC-4 cargo aircraft had departed Buffalo Airport at 0419E, heading toward Chicago via the North Shore of Lake Erie, though no direct link was established. The document also includes brief, separate reports from Los Alamos, New Mexico, dated 7 and 8 June 1951, which describe other unidentified phenomena, including a pointed cylinder of cloth-like construction and a large reddish dot that turned bright green. The file concludes with a cover page for the 'Project Twinkle' Final Report, dated 27 November 1951, authored by L. Elterman and approved by P. H. Wyckoff of the Atmospheric Physics Laboratory.