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AmFO~::SPECI,LSm'ORITIOFFICE. Beadq\13.1'ters,!lo:-t"leastAirCo:::::md APe~02NevYork,N.Y. 1b.tion.:U.Secu:olt1Agener V~ton25,D.O. StJB.T:mT: Attach~dletteraJ:dr.eportsforwardedtoTOuroi"ficeas r.equastadbjCo::::aa.Mer,llSAFS8eUrltTSemc". '.LlDDIE:LUtIif CsptainllSAr J.FSSOIlE.~C E::L:lqU3J.'t~%':l,-!j~t~1!:l::t.AirC::l--~nd SilBJEC'ls(3Z:CL\s3IFIED)UFOB:ii::'CArea 1l3A.FSaeurit,.Se~vice San.A::1to!d!:),Tc.'US a:2d70\1:".::~ss~6eC~teCC?-!SS....7,D:G12231lZJulj19S;.]i'!:)llc'Ji:lZis 20red;t~!ledinfo:'::ll:.t.io:.0:1sigct~...tinthellZ1CareainJuneamJulj asreqU!3t~inyour~!s=sio. 2.I:clo::u:-es1,2,3,~4ueda~ll~dre?:l:'tsp%'-e!,~edb:1 lle-tellDi vl::ion,tc.i.C,au-tb.e'1to8Jul,.sl:bt""~s::debj'1'.3-47Cl=::~. /1:E.~ChasZl:ltecrrelat.!ldthese::ight.1::zswitha:::q'kDo'JlDactivity. 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CDthereturn'V1estbou~dfli..~t,.theJ.r-G-32a:ai~hada CC:lte.ct for'SO~inutesdur~tio~Atapp~exi:at yS,OOOya~ds.This ono iDdic~ticn~asrOiisteredqJthe7;arnln;iilht.noTisualc et mIlde Coordinate:; anc!til!:es&os folle";;s, FirstCC:lt:l.ct(e3twt.,)74o~O'3-l0 CO'd lost76cl5'lr-131cO~'ii ,Jieecndcontact (esti:r.:lte) 74ol0'~-glcOO'iiCO:;oZ ..HS;sQ;u;pc,..E Jot0030%OD4June.'a"II~stb:)und11347expn1encedelectronic andTisualcontllc1:TlithanunknOTlDaircrattwobjectinthel!,l- TilleSoundarea.TheilB-.u.UnT:arnin~lihtwasf1ashin.1:11:,:-- mittontlyandthe52'.adarhad~con~actat7.000~rc!s~anr;..Vic\:al cont~ctw~s:ade'~cr8TI.Ch!~t.~odescrib,saircraftasEliGtenicg si1Ternetallic.Theaircr31'twasfirstseenIlT.Tandtotherearof thoRB~7.Itaintainedaposl1:ion10':7D:\dto"thorearacdal1lht17 ~iihtorth.P.B-'7.Thocontir;ure.tionortheaircraft'QSob~c\l:-ed bycentrails.Theai:-crz.1'tbrtlkooffco:t::.cttotheco:,thwithan increAseinspeed.ThoP3-~7T~3at32.000.lneic::.tir.;t4ch.735. 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LtCol.','USA!'.,- D1rec~orofIntelligence. ..C;~lJS::.JiCl.RID-R~(Con!)S;~,-or-'-7 ;3-bJgof!.!.aISee-H:e:r-( ..~'" l4TrackReports(UncI) _JUT!'IItPOlUlArlON..._,., CAirC-D1r.o~ SUPPLEMENTTOAIFORM112 In~ell1genc~IR-4-58 .~.:..-1Dgthe'period9through13Much,~hreeunexpl&1nable radarcontactshavebeenmade'byequipmentloc~ted1ntheCanal Zone.Ontwooccaslons,aJ.rerattwereTee~oredintotheareaby theradarsites,withpegativeresults.Interrogationofscope' ope:ra:tcrshas~ncl1catedthatreturDSwerestrongand.easilydl$- t1.ng-.1i.s!:aa~JIlcloudformations.ReturnsweredefinJ.tewhen &9soo12.1:edwithclouds.Gener~llythetracksweretri~larwith speedorIlOTeJllentveryerratic.Ifovement~ppears~ttimestobe evz.s1nractlon.'The1.ncidentof9 - 10!!archwastrackedbygun. layiugradar.During..period.ofobservation,radarmaintenanceper- son:::el.checkedouttheirsystemthoroughly.Inadc1i~1.on,lockwas broken,however,theequipment1JIJIlediatelypickeduptargetand lockedon.AsecondtrackingradarsituatedonTabogaIsland, 10c1tedon~her.turn"TargetgenerallyremainedinSUleareahalf waybebeenradarslt~s.Personnelstationedatsitesreported seeiugredandgre~nlights~tnonoisewasassocia~edwithlights Vis1l:l:il1ty.wasg:,od.Bowever,lightswerevisible,~oronlyashort period;'-Acommercialflightvolunteeredtoinvestigatetarget BewasT~c~oredwithinahundredyardsoftarcetandreportednega- ~iTe&i.6h~ing.Targetfaded'ou~at0208Ron10Ka.rch . .-.At.10:l2ROD10Karch,searchradarreportedunidentUied targei:.westofcanal.'AT-33fromBowardFieldwassen oinves- ~igate"Negativeresul~s.Aircrattwasin~heimmediateareaot ~argetwi.thnegativesigh~ing.o~ac~wi~tar wasbrokenat VEllBOND.ADAJIS Cap~a1n,USAF t .Directo~otIntelligence APPROVEDBY: .LtCol.,USAi'_ DirectorofIntelligence AFI "SZ112a IICPUCISII_"UZ-PAlIlTa.I_... WIUCKMAYKusn. csaculUTYIN'OIUtIAnON._111:041", .During'theradar"trackingofthefirstblipwhichappeared onth~radarscreen,twoadditionalblipswereobservedat2045R. Thefi--stechowas.identifiedusa.ChileanAirlinesaircra.:f"twhich landKatTocUJllenA.1rport,"l'ocUJllen,RepublicofPanama..The1:90 otherblips,whichwereDOtidentified,.indicatedthatthetwo objeci:3wereinthevlc1J:dtyofFort]tobbe,CanalZone.A.civilian a1rcr~tintheRenera~vicinity'of~h.objectsmadeayisual.. aearcoftheareawithnegativeresults.Theoriginalblipswere pickedupbySearchRadarandthen.transferredtotheTrackRadu Unitl.ocatedat:FlamencoIsland,FortAmador,CanalZOne.This. unitwasabletolockontheunidentifiedobjects.andthef0110v1hg info~tionwasobtained:.. -.-..... !naccordancewithDepartmentoftheArmyIntelligence.Col- lectionMemorandum#200-7.2:&-1,.dated6August1957,subject: "Uneo:cventionalA1rcra:ft",thefollowingiD:formation1&subz:litted: 1.On10Yarch1958,Capt.HaroldE.Stahlman,Operations OUicer,764thAnti-AircraftOperationsCenter(MOC),FortCla.yton Canal.ZOne,report