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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  20-22 July 1956 | Guatemala | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local _________ GNT _________ | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Press reports (Civilians) | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not reported | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1, 4 | 9. COURSE n…

REPORT NR.: IR-59-56
EXTRACT "A"
UNCLASSIFIED
BZB

ORIGINATING AGENCY: AA Guatemala
SUBJECT: (U) Sighting of Unidentified Flying Objects
DATE OF DOCUMENT: 7/30/56
RETRIEVAL INFO: 4E4I/1 - Guatemala/---/MFO/---
PRESSA LIBRE Guatemala 21 July 56
"SEVERAL POLICEMEN ASSURE THEY SAW 4 FLYING SAUCERS"

In the sky over finca San Luis Buena Vista, an ambulant police squad afirm having seen four flying saucers whiz by, traveling northward in low formation and at high speed.

News of this event was received by telegraph at National Police Headquarters yesterday where no further information was given sav…

REPORT NR.: IR-59-56
EXTRACT "A"
UNCLASSIFIED
BEB

|  ATIC NR. | 288678  |
| --- | --- |
|  AF NR. | 1015480  |
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"LUMINOUS OBJECT IN THE FORM OF CIGARETTE SAID TO HAVE BEEN SEEN"

Mr. Manuel G. Leal V., teacher of primary school, affirms having witnessed on the night of last Sunday, together with his brother, "a luminous object in the form of a cigarette zigzagging across the sky at rather high speed", and connects this with what several police agents of Escuintla state about having seen flying saucers.

Professor Leal, who lives in Santa Maria de Jesus, department of Sacat…