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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE CLASSIFICA T? »} BY AUTHO! AFHQ FORM 0-309 19 JAN 51 g PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS FORM MAY BE USED, 16—63734-1 x U.S GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1951—O-927440 "7 BY PY A CCTM ‘e } Bon Ube! Declassification Authority: NND 923007

SECURITY INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY STAFF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE st CTE Ds PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED ROUT] NE NO UNCLASS REPLY OR REF 1F DTG 1S  OUOTED FROM: CINCARIB QUARRY HEIGHT CZ FROM y2 TO es CSUSA WASH DC FOR G2 NR ort CINC 63099D Mymsg CINC 63025D DTG Nov. Miami Herald Drew Pearson column 20 Dec carried detailed rept of 2 flying saucers over CZ, This rept was picked up and published jn Panamanian papers; No rpt no press release was made locally and J2 intentionally used term "unidentified object" rather than saucer in confidential dispatch Dirintel CAIRC states first rept ‘to Dept…

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Sky Objects Mys By Drew Pearson IT DIAN’T. «get into. the papers, but the Panama Canal Zone was completely mystified by two “flying saucers” which flew over the area for five hours and 36 minutes on No- vember 25. The Air Force actually sent up two:B-26s, one B-17, and one Navy patrol bomber to try to intercept the objects, but failed. An official cable to Washing ton from the Panama Canal Zone states “two unidentified objects” were sighted over the Canal Zone November 25 from 6:06 p. m. to 11:42 p. m. The sighting was made by radar «ttached to antiaircraft guns. The two objects, what- ever th…

Declassification Authority: NND 923007