PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6778971

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONPanama City Fla

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1. DATE· TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
14 Dec 53 4/1.50Z Panama City, Fla
SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION WEATHER BALLOON
civilians Weather balloon reGlesed brook 1433Z. Traveled over
4.NUMBER OF OBJECTS Panama City and was directions by varying
winds.
one
S. LENGTH OF TION 11. BRIEP SUM ANALYSIS
40 min 140 min Brilliant white obj Brilliant white obj visible 40 min. Traveled in many visible 40 min. Traveled in many
directions, smaller directions, smaller than sun, larger than star. than sun, larger than star.
5.TYPE OF OBSERVATION .TYPE OF OBSERVATION
ground ground visual visual
7. COURSE 7.COURSE
varied
.PHOTOS
Yes a Yes
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) form may bo usod.
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WHITE NEGATIVE (2) BSERVERS (D)
TRAVELLED IN TRAVELLED IN MANY N MANY DIFFERENT DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS NUTES (3) (A)GROUND
VISUAL (4) VISUAL DEC DEC 14597 14502 DEGREES 8
DEGREES .57 MINUTES NORTH DEGREES.57 NUTES NORTH TIAI PALACE PALAC PANAMA CITY(S) NAMA CTTY 6 MRS COLON
AGE 33 HOUSEWIFE AGE 38 HOUSEVIFI MILITAR CLOUDS (B) 320/3
SURFACE WINDS: WINDS: 9076 1S332 FEET;
253/9 20000 Os FEET; 05 T 240/16 'EET; 230/16 63333 333
(C) UNLIMITED (D) UNLIMITED)(E NIL NONE (10)
NONE (11)NONE (12) ML393 TYF ATHER BALOON WAS RELEASED FROM
ALBROOK AT WEATHER FORECASTER OHO OBSERVED BALLOON STATED
IT TRAVELLED OVER PANAMA CITY AND PROCEEDED IN DIFEERE ECTIONS
AS INDICATED BY WINDS 7B.
15/1230Z DEC .
UNCLASSI
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