PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION l 12. COHCLUSIOHI 0 Was Balloon l.C Ike 19 51 1 :ttff.:1 .. 1n, lJ. Y 0 Probably Balloon Po s l bl Y Balloon locol 18201.!; 0 Gnn'"cl VIsual 0 Grovnd-Rodor 0 Probably Aircraft =.3=:='{=)='Z=======---!-r-..;;O AI,.. Visual 0 Alrlnterr:fJpt Rorfor Possibly Aircraft ~. PHOTOS t. SOURCE t1 Wos Astronomical l -, ,'; :; n 1. LENGTH Ofl OlSERVATION I. NU~B!R 01' O~JeCTS 10. BRIEP SUMM4AV OP SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS l;)r~e \rh:tte br111lant. obje c t like l)~ht.. of t-.ntl'n (l;~t.eor) t:(;l(l l~s torch. Glo~mlar in sho.pe -hOO ft ~lnr.nt..:;r. Center hdcht.e r t l1i'.l1 e dge. Had blu; - ~ ~itt> br ll) iancc and oute r erlgc Ha ~ '\'!hi t c . Ficl'Y t::.tp--:n cone ;~pp~arocl to trai.l o b,iJc t \rl t.h pulsn.t.in~ rect-or~nBe exh.:l.t':;t. Tr a 'i 1. of .:!.'i .:~r t.o b e ~ mi in lcn~;tr:. Sp3cd ustjJ,L"d~' d 2J.,CK!'.ni:.!.> Alti \:a:3 ; t o L"OOO f t . EJJ.!'jht t o North 0 Probably Astronomical 0 PossiMy Astronomlcul 0 lnsuffl cl ent Oc:rto for E vql v oti on 0 Unlcnown ATlC POR M ll't (RP.V 26 BI!P 52) SU'JJ!..;CT: Rel)Ort of Infcnn1:1.t i.on on Uncon vcnt ton.~l Alrcr:.tft Coturmndinz General Ai.r Latoriel Co.n:Mmd ,/richt-Patt,erzon JLi.r Force Daf:o Da.:yton, Ohio 1. lmdGr pr JVin:Lons o.r ADl: 1e t.te r 200-1, 11 April 19 51, t}-~3 .follo;:- in0 :i.s a n.: rro.ti ve ori.. Capta:i.n USAF, 2. On 10 Dece:nbe.c 19 .51 , C.:.ptai ark Boulevar d , appro~dm!i tol y fou1 ( 4 ) l:unicipal Airport, Bu ffal o , !~e1.1 Yor;~. tional-type airborne ob.i8 ct. u a s drivln! cast on Como rni.lcs sout.rn:cE-t, of thc.~ I:uffalo At l[i?.OE h o sl~hteo an unco::1vcn- 3. 'l'he object u.-ls l a:tr;e, 1:lii t e , extrc :1.oly hrilli.<::.nt (h~ co:1parucl :tts brllliance t o the l:trJrt o.f a Helder' s to:rch uhcn first lichted) nnd lar i n .shape, lTi t h an estlmn.tcd 400 f t . clia.1ctor . 'i'he centm ... , brir h. tcr thn.n its perimeter area, lvas n. blue-~,;h:ite brllli::u.:.cc-: and t:1s oute r edge \-ras a llh:tt.e bril~i.ance. I.:..m3.nat:ing from the tra.ll of the objc~ct. Has a flery, tapered cone and after the cono thcr,:.:J ap!x~arcd some pulsatin~, red-orange exhaust, flashes. The exha1.4st tr.?.il [l.})pe..u-ecl t o be fl.uout. one- quarte r of a mil e in l enr:ch. Captain e ctimateci the alC.:'Ltudc of t he object to be from t h roe;: t ') four t.~ou~a..l"ld feet . l~c es C.i.1:.~tecl t\1e S,!eGd to be appro:x:ir.tatel y 2h0 knotn. Its i'l1.eht path a 11pca.rod to be fro.-n couth h. Afte r siehtine the object f or a_opro;dmn.tely 15 scco!1ch, it dlsap- 5.n the inl!ncdiate viclnity of thz i:::uf.f~o Eunicip1l l~irpo~ t. Ca!)t~.in stated thn. t it just sce:n3d t o ::;hut - of.f.', as o.1~ 'tiuuld shut-off an electr1 c li~)J t. l.n.1.lb. Althou~)l CafJt !1; .~ the :::i. 1 lt40I-F of 11 is C Q.l' U.olm, he coL1l d heQr no cound a~soclated uith the ob jvct . \van mn.dc o~.)scrved The ; n~,c st;?..t.ion .i.H t,}l ;_[; o.rca l'8p().Cted nothi.nc i n i t.s 10:3 to thP, p recence of the o:.;j ect at t ho ti!n~! o:~ the s l cht:i.nc;. A c~1eck at the ail'1JO!'t control t o1-:er, Buffalo .'drpo1::., P.ncl noth.'Ln~: Ha s by t ho 0.!_.1Cr~t0:Cl;; on duty ut t he tim~: of t l!e slr;!1 t.i:.c;, 11':JI' u::n nd.i.catcd in t he toHer lo:;. DO\VNGHADRD AT n Y Et\ 1 ~ u;Tr' , ... DEULASSlli'IED AF'l'Kr~ 12 Yit . ~' . .;) ' rtYI\lCJJ\SSIFIED 6. Lil craft. tr.,_r L''i..c ~t tb."! \lC'a.lo o v n t ~r co10l s teU. tl t he foJ lo:.ln;:: a. In-bO'I.',d traffic -C:'.pi.tol /J rlln1:-J_, !'l!.[;hl:. 275, i n1JO\Jnrl f r o.11 Hoell" .ter, !!eH Yorl~, repo:.t~d ovc l .. ll.'<ron, tl ou Yod~ a t 1!311 a td l:..t:1ci 1J JAll~t)lo ~ l, 1 0JO.c;. 'Joth of the o.bovc i'l:i [:h t.o; \lr.1'0 V li'11.. 7. .le'lther au rcport.::d by t h o Cf,/, Heat!1or St:1t:~on o~<!U.Jnccs f:'rom i3u::fl.o 't i ' t G as follo\7S: 173Ch.:, h~.'OO f'l,. bro!ccn clou-::ls, 10 nrllr3:3 v-lt>i.bi l:Ll.y, 8. Capt:1...i. ic an e~!''"'l'iC'nc.:ed ~.rili-t<'-'Y pil ot . He ::.;c r vl.!d o .!.L'- \n:-,; ~c"V.r~tryi into feder a l ncrv.i.c.:~ 'i.n }elnnar:/ l?:>l. :35.l1Gr. .::1ct :i.v1tion o.f t.:c~!.llLi.ng officer. 9. Source and cont ent r cB.::tbllity, A-2. J4"0it THE CO~.::J.:.Dil;C O.!:'FIC'i~l1: D:i.r of IntP.ll 'IEE (Local) : I3~GTH OF TI J.:E 0 3 SE11'T.t:D: ~ ALTl TUDZ: J , (;C.O -h , OOC SOURCJ.;: . ~ .\ F fi.Lo~ h.CTI 0:~ 0~-t COl!lS!TS: DESCRIPTI ml OF IUCl DErlT: I.:-.1. ~ .. , !:fiRACT FroH S'rATlJS REPOnT l 3 DATEt 10 lJe c 51 U1~GTH OF TI J.lE OBSERVW: 15 S ~c. sou:~n: !!one ALTITUDE: 3 ~ADTIG : S co IT SOURCE: l._;,~p Pilot ACTI OY OR COl~ IDITS : DF..SCRIPTIOU OF INC[DE.NT: L:.r:~c, \'ll-:ito, e.::tvc v:J,y 1 ~:: n : ;\nt a~tcl "]o1:.t'1: r i 1