Panama reported light formation observation — November 1948

Top left photograph: This is an unclear image with a light-toned background that transitions from lighter at the top to darker at the bottom. Bottom left photograph: This image shows a wide, panoramic view that is bright along the bottom edge and transitions into darkness towards the top. Comet's head looms on the left in an earlier photo, and comet's bright nucleus (lower left) pushes out new jets of gas against solar wind's sweeping action. [Incomprehensible] AWESOME HALLEY'S COMET LAST APPEARED IN 1910 BRIGHT NEW COMET It has a tail extending for 15 million miles Why the far-flung fluffs of dust are flying, & from the tail will arise a spectacular sight in the sky. Above it tracks at a good rate across the Northern Hemisphere. --- --- UNCLASSIFIED Incident #204 - Panama - 3 November 1948 It seems entirely probable that the object sighted in this incident was the comet 1948l, which had been discovered two days earlier in Australia. In Reply Refer To: AFS DSS 11 May 1949 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects TO Commanding General Air Material Command Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Daytor, Ohio ATTN: AMCIXO-3 1. Reference is made to letter from your headquarters, AC/AS, dated 9 March 1949, subject "Unidentified Flying Objects," and first endorsement thereto by this headquarters, dated 31 March 1949. 5, 1948 Operator █████ when making a GCT weather report saw what HE supposed to be a comet in the Southeast quadrant of report It made a long cone of light which ended in a star larger than Venus. 1940 Sunrise There was Object(s) Sighted ... N/S Number of Object(s) Sighted ... Pursuant to letter, Headquarters United States Air Forces, dated 25 February 1948, Subject: Reporting of Information on Flying Discs", the attached information is forwarded for your information.