PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970864

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONTocumen Tower Panama C Z

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2. LOCATION

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
A round, intensely white object

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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

X20) Ground- Vi suel

PARAGYATS

Tower Operator, Civilian
NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

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11. COMMENTS

approximately 20 inches in diameter
was sighted 23 dgrs above horizon
and appeared to be falling slowly.

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Bolloon
Probably Balloon
Pessibly Belloon

Was Airerolt
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomico! Vonus,
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicel

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Insufficient Dete for Eveluetion
Unknown

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255 dgr AZ

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mation (azimuth, elevation, and
time) indicates that the planet
Venus was at almost the exact
position given,

_ Confirmed by TWX fm Panama
Canal Zone as Venus,

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