Project 10073 Record Card: Multiple Sighting, Taboga Island & Fort Clayton, C.Z.

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on August 14, 1960, in the Panama Canal Zone. The witness reported observing a star-shaped object, described as being the size of a nickel, which changed colors from red to white to green and appeared to be rotating. The object was observed for approximately two hours, moving in a north-westerly direction before disappearing. The report notes that the object was observed from both Taboga Island and Fort Clayton. Military radar units, specifically the AN/FPS-35, were utilized to track the object, but results were negative, with the conclusion that the object was likely beyond the radar's range. Personnel at the Taboga Island radar site utilized an 'aiming circle' to assist in their observations. The official evaluation of the incident, recorded on the project card, suggests that the sighting was likely an astronomical event involving the star Arcturus, which would have been setting at the time of the object's disappearance. However, the report explicitly states that a valid conclusion could not be reached because the elevation of the object was not reported by the witnesses. The documentation includes teletype headers indicating the report was transmitted to various Air Force intelligence and information service commands, including the Air Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The report emphasizes that the witnesses involved were considered 'very reliable'.