Balboabasin Canalzone — February 1959

Category: 1959  |  Format: PDF  |  File: 1959-02-9078919-BalboaBasin-CanalZone.pdf
Keywords: balboa, canal, rjesnf, comdr, gmtino, 1tljh, ijesnf, abgiu, ijijal, ijvfal, iiicth, lliani, feiet, iar_jo, j1qre, backcilloun_d_, diablo, miraflores, ii21z, ceillng, 08sirvatiom, iuiiimaiy, combin, informaion, _elevation
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon P roltaltl y Balloon 0 Possi Wy Bolloon Balboa Ba~in Cana l Zone ._ n111 OP 08SIRVATIOM I. DATITIMI OIIOUP D Was Aircreft 0 P roltoltl y Aircraft D Po ssi W y Aircraft 12 Sec one , IUIIIMAIY 0' .GMTINO Quite large, cone shapeu obj, The obj '~z probably a neteor. brilliant \vith combin:.ltion rf three color a - uhitc, yello'.f and bltl-:? all ;.,..ell bl~ndcd ~rhi~h g:..:.ve it an irJ dl.:'' ... ,~nt und f ) ouxe . .; ~ent appe3.rance. Hud l1J u c t~all ..; i z:lilar to a / c e:.=hau.;t, but oore fau :.;1tLJH.!l . I:o sou.'1cl. RR RJE .... DE IJESNF 21A FM COMDR '711TH ABGIU TO IJIJAL/COMDR ADC INFO IJVFAL/COMDR IIICTH AISS RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER RJEZHQ/ACS INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF RJZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMAION SERVICES HQ USAF UNCLAS fR OPR-AB &31. uro REPORT SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ' AFR 2M-2 A ( l) lC'"oNJ:> C 2) .Q..ll ( 3) BR I LLIANI _VI TH COM BINATION. OF THREE COLORS-<..(~JTEt'fEiet,QI AND BLUE) FORWARD SECTION WHITE MIDDLE YELLOW AND TAIL BLUE, ALL WELL BLENDED GAVE IT AN IRIDESCENT AND FLORESCENT APPEARANCE (~) ONE (') N/A (6) NONE (7) BLUE TAIL HUE S!~lJ.IAR_JO A.lRCRAfT EXHAUST COI,OR BUT J1QRE FAN S THAN POINTED (8) ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT ~OUND (9) NONE B. (I) EXHAUST HUE AND ~KY BACKCillOUN_D_ (2) _ELEVATION APPROXIMATELY 1111 FEET AZIMUTH APPROXIMATELY 4(1 DEGREES~ . (3) ELEVATION APPROXIMATELY 1111 FEET. AZIMUTH APPROXIMATELY DEGREES (~) APPROACHED FROM EAST AND TRAVELED ALMOST LEVEL FLIGHT NOTIC~AB ~FTE~- 9~SING A POSITION ESTIMATED TO BE 88 '8 N. BJl 79 35W <HALFWAY DISTANCE BETWEEN DIABLO LOCK AND MIRAFLORES LOCK) LEVEL FLIGHT VAS RESUMED AND COURSE ALTERED SLIGHTLY TO RIGHT (') INSTANTANEOUSLY JO '_($T (6) ~E ~ECON D. Ct) llt/II21Z Fl:8(2) NIGHT I t:I"',L'&-,-- E. BALBOA BASIN CANAL ZONE APPROXIMATELY 71 34 15V BY IS '7 31N PANAMA CANAL PILOT-VERY GOOD G. (l) CLEAR. WINDS N 0 NNE TWO MPH (2) ALTITUD DIRECTION DEGREES Jl,lll 251 PAGE.FOUR RJESNF 21A 81,011 NOT AVAILABLE BALBOA CANAL ZONE ( 3 J C LEAR.._( NO CEILlNG) (4 > J _2t-flLf:S_ < 5) NONE (6) NONE 21/21222 FEB RJESNF