Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects (the Condon Report, complete, three volumes)

pertaining to this incident, the UFO should probably be tentativelr
identified as a weather balloon.
321-1). Niagara Falls, N. Y., 25 ,July 1%7, \)025 LST. Weather:
clear, excellent visibility. Observers saw a "circular brilliant
whi te object with pale green smaller lights :lround its perimeter."
Object appeared to move slowly at nearly CGnstant ultitudf.>, and thr.m
went into a "fast, steep climb, n disappearing in about 5-8 lnin. The
object was tracked on a CPS-6B radar for about :5 min. moving froni
sw to NE, in agreement with prevailing winds in the area.
The rate of climb could nut have 1>£,en very great, or the object
would not have remained in Sig:lt for "five to eight" minutes. 'Inc
official AF view is that the object was a lighteJ hallou~, and in
:he abs~nce of other data. or a more complete file on tho case, there
s€".~ms to be no more likely (·\'r 1'l!1e'ticn.
(1as5 II: UFO incidents that ar~)rimari!/ radar contacts,
wi 4:11 or "i thou~ s('(:onuart vi :-;ual ohscr:.~...:.:...
Class II-A: Primarily raJar, with qJa~~~; of an .r..r-lik~_
nature: fUZZYf vaL~uc, o.£-~tic returns, multiple
returns, spora(h~ .returns, etc.
1211-B. ~lcChorc1 ArB, S.:attle, :'Jash., 2 October 195~), fJ020-0320 LST.
Weather: clear, fog tIIuved in tlt 0150 L~' tcr i.nitial o!l . 'n1e range wou 1 ~lcvatjoll anu l!)()o azil1luth. They foun~
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pertaining to this incident, the UFO should probably be tentativelr
identified as a weather balloon.
321-B. Niagara Falls, N. Y., 25 .July 19S7, \)025 LST. Weather:
clear, excellent visibility. Observers sliwa "circular brilliant
white objet't with pale green smaller lights around its perimeter."
Object appeared to move slowly at nearly ral1o'J~l, and in
:he absence of other data or a more complete file on the case, there
.P-lik~_
nature: fuzzy, vague, ~!..~tic returns, mUltiple
returns, spora(1i~ returns, etc.
1~11-B. ~lcCJlord !\rH, .t.;,'attle, :·Jush., ;2 October 1959, 1J020-0320 LST.
Weather: clear, Cog muved [n <1t (1150 [,~' tcr initial "igliting, wind
from 10" at 10 knots (appr()x .J. Rad~4!, <it ~lcGhord il.FIl pided lip a tot<ll
of five or more llnid('t1ti f lcd tracks ]'",tl'wen O(l20 to 0:'120 I.ST. 'l1\Cse
targets 3pjleared to be Jt elevation angles of about 10°_20° and aZimuths
of 170"-1!)()". 'n1e l'an~(' \~ould change from 4,00(1 yd. to !',DOO yd ••
and the flight patterns Wf~rc dcscrillcd <15 "CI"l'<ltic;" returns would
occasionally appear \.n pa.ir·s. 'M\(' rada1' hlips were I\:lscl'ibcd as "weuk."
Data on th,' vertical hearn width Jlld rlie alltcnlln, p~,ttel'tJ char,l(:tllristics
of tht' radii)' arc lacking,
Vi~lIa1 obs('rvcrs w(:n' apJl;;r<~ntly t(llu to go olltsiJe anti look
fOl'an UFO Ht r\bO~lt 10 0 ~lcv(ltiol1 and l~)()O a:.illiuth. They found