Buffalo, New YorkSeptember 1956

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# Buffalo, New York, September 1956

On a single night in Buffalo, one observer saw an unusual object in the sky. The sighting was brief in substance, though it prompted a swift Air Force response.

The observer reported a round object, larger than a typical star, colored yellow. The object moved up and down in the sky and appeared to be quite low on the horizon. The sighting lasted about one hour. An Air Force aircraft was scrambled to locate and identify the object, but the pilot found nothing in the area when he arrived.

In its evaluation, the Air Force concluded the sighting had characteristics typical of an astronomical body, such as a bright star or planet. The case file notes that positional data was not included in the original report, which may have complicated efforts to track the object's location and movement.

The full case file, consisting of 22 pages held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Buffalo, New York

Date of incident

September 1956

State / country

NY / US

Page count

22 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 22

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| HR A PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
% i gE 3% : O Wos Bolleon
12 Sgtember 19566 Buffalo, New York O Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TINE GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TET THUR Sa—
0 Wos Aircraft
eM 12/02287% 0 Air Visuol O Air-Intercopt Radar |@ Possibly Aircraft
3. PHOTC - SOURCE 0x VWes AstronomicalS tar /pDlaphet
0 Yes ! O Probably Astrenomicel
B:Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE o] pn pg rey ym nen —y
bobbing up 8 Rn ota for Eveluation
_one hour one and down
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 17. COMMENTS :
One object round, larger than a star,| Positional data not included
Color vellow. Object was bobbing up object stationary. A/C scramiaed
and down, was quite low. One a/c for 1dentification, No object in
scrambled negative results, area, Sighting characteristic of
astro body. Such as star or planczg.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28967533