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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 5-7 October 1957 | 2. LOCATION Tocumen Tower, Panama C.Z. | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local A823 08/0805Z GMT 09/2323Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XX Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Red Dinoculars ☐ Air-Intercept Reder | ☐ Was Astronomical Venus. ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Tower Operator, Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH O
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7 Oct 57 08 06 6 Oct 57 07 24
Called SGT Omerzu
AT 4863

4E4
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44x2a

O WPB029 YDA012 TYB029 TDD011ZCATA012ZCLPA030
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHO
DE RJLPC 1A
P 060430Z
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M COMDR CAIRC ALBROOK AFB CZ
O RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
JEHWP/AIR TE CH INTELLENGENCE CENTER W-P AFN OHIO
JEPHO/DIR INTELLENGENCE HQ USAF DC

BT
FUNCLAS/FROM OIN K-1058
2FOB

1A. ROUND
1B. REPORTS RANGEFROM SOFT BALL TO TWO FEET IN DIAMETER
1C. INTENSE BRIGHT YELLOW LIGHT
1D. ONE
1E. N/A
1F. NONE
1G. NONE
1H. NONE

AS seen through
Functors. This is led
would be much smaller

PAGE TWO RJIPS

1I. INTENSITY OF LIGHT
2A. CONTROL OPERATOR AT TOCUMEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPUBLIC OF PANAMA, SCANNING SKY NOTED LIGHT XX
2B. 0005Z MEASURED TWENTY DEGREES ON CLINOMETER WEST SOUTH WEST TOCUMEN.
2C.
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3B. 7X50 BINOCULARS

3C. N/A

4A. 060005Z TO 060121Z

4B. NIGHT

5. TOCUMEN TOWER AND ALBROOK AFB

6A. JO [REDACTED] AGE 39 SAN FRANACISCO STREET [REDACTED] PANAMA CITY

R. 0. TOWER OPERATOR

6B. 1ST LT JOSEPH WOLF
CAPT DALLAS
AMN 3/C WILLIAM E NIGHT

PAGE THREE RJLPC 1A
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS 1978 AACS SQ
RELIABLE

7A. WIND CALM CUMULUS DISSAPATINSIBILITY UNLIMITED

7B. SURFACE CALM 6000 - 170/6 ; 10,000 - 140/11 ; 16,000 -
120/6 ; 20,000 - CALM ; 30,000 - 290/6 ; 50,000 - 030/0U. UNLIMITED

7E. THIN BROKEN

7F. 100 MILES TO NORTHEAST

8. NONE

9. RADA

NNNN
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JEDQP H106 WPB012YDA004 TYB0145DDB005ZCATA009ZCLPA014
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJLEPC 1A
P 070318Z
FM COMDR CAIRC ALBROOK AFB CZ
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLOO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHDC
BT
UNCLASSIFIED IN K-1059. UFOB; 1A ROUND; 1B APPROX 20 INCHES; 1C INTENSE WHITE; 1D ONE; 1E N/A; 1F NONE; 1G NONE; 1H NONE; 1I INTENSITY OF LIGHT; 2A TOWER OPERATOR AT TOCUMEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCANNING SKY. SIGHTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE SAME OBJECT REPORTED 5 OCTOBER 57
IN CAIRC TWX OIN K1058; 2B 062323Z AT 23 DE
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One hr and 17
minutes in sight.

2323-5
= 1923 (6:23pm)

Observer

OBSERVER

PAGE TWO RJLPC 1A
FRANCISCO, PANAMA CITY, 6B N/A; 7A 061900R CEILING 15000 FEET,
SCATTERED, HIGH OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 12 MILES, WINDS CALM. 7B AT
SURFACE 320/6, 6000 - 270/6, 10000 - 230/4, 16000 - 200/10, 20000 -
170/12, 30000 - 140/6, 50000 - 080/8; 1900R OBSERVATION; 7C 15000
FEET; 7D 12 MILES; 7E 7 TO 8 TENTHS, 7F SCATTERED CUMULUS EAST OF
ALBROOK AFB AT 4000 FEET; 8 NONE; 9 AD RADAR SITE CONTACTED AND ASKED
TO SEARCH AREA - RESULTS NEGATIVE; 10 NO IFR IN AREA IN QUESTION; 11
DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, CAIRC; NO EX
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07/2323Z
1 Witness
ATIC

JEDWP H029 WPD179 VBB152K TYD182 TDE177CZCATA091ZCLJB151
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
ZOY
NKA015
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJLPNK 9
R 092000 ZEX
FM COMDR CAIRC ALBROOK AFB CZ
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO
INFO RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE HEDUSAF WASHDC
BT
UNCLASSIFORM OIN-K-1103.
HEADQUARTERS, AH
REFERENCE TO THE FOLLOWING DESIGNS OF MEASURES
OF OB MESSAGES OIN K1058 AND K1059, OBJECT
INDENTIFIED AS PLANET VENUS.
BT
09/2035Z OCT RJLPNK
REF CAIRN

Helleluyah!
Somebody evaluated one for us. Also L Ths

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