Project 10073 Record Card: M.S. Themistocles Sighting

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a subsequent teletype report regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) sighting on April 25, 1960. The sighting occurred at 2315Z north of Mandinga, Panama, at coordinates 11 27N by 78 59W. The witnesses were an officer and a radio operator aboard the Greek vessel M/S Themistocles. The object was described as a large, teardrop-shaped entity featuring a blue nose, a yellow midsection, and a red tail, with yellow sparks trailing behind it. The witnesses noted that the object had a 'fiery appearance.' The observation lasted for approximately two seconds as the object traveled from the northeast to the southwest at an estimated altitude of 1,000 to 3,000 feet. The report notes that a sea plane was spotted in the area 15 minutes prior to the sighting, but the object was described as being similar to an aircraft in size only. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, the Air Intelligence Center, was that the object was 'probably a meteor.' The documentation includes a formal teletype transmission from the Commander of the 5700th Air Base Group to the Air Defense Command and other intelligence units, filed in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2.