12Deg30N 81Deg10WCarribean reported disc saucer observation — February 6, 1949

On or during February 6, 1949, at or near 12Deg30N 81Deg10WCarribean, the source reports the following sequence: 49 LOCATION: 12° 30'N - 81° 10' W Carribbean SOURCE: Ship's crew DATE TI TO ATIC: TIME OF SIGHTING 1630 to 1700 local COLOR Silver to yellow to red NUMBER Single SPEED ----- 12" - 14" Diameter ALTITUDE ----- 310° - N/S - 20° LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED ----- 3 Separate TYPE OF OBSERVATION Visual - Sea None MOVEMENTS S and E Remarks: Could have been balloons from two Soviet ships in area. In accordance with Restricted letter, Hq USAF, subject, "Report- ing of Informations on Flying Discs", 26 February 1948, the following report is submitted. Antigua, a United Fruit vessel, berthed at Cristobal Pier area, Canal Zone was interviewed regarding three aerial objects sighted by officers of his ship on voyage to Canal Zone from New Orleans, Louisiana. Captain *** stated that the first object, which appeared to be a disc, was sighted at 1630 on 6 February 1949 at latitude 12 degrees 30 minutes north latitude, 81 degrees 10 minutes west longitude, in the close vicinity of the San Andres Islands. When sighted, the object was at an altitude of 60 degrees from the horizon as determined by ast ships sextant in the direc- tion of 122 degrees. As it passed directly over the ship, several officers described it as a round, silver-colored sphere. As it passed overhead, bearing 310 degrees, it changed in color from silver to yellow to red and went out of sight in the dusk at an altitude of 22 degrees. At 1700 hours on the same date two more objects were sighted, one off the port bow at an altitude between 50 and 60 degrees, and the other, off the starboard bow bearing 201 degrees at an altitude of 47 de- grees. Both disappeared again in the dusk. This aroused computation of wind and course and point of sighting lend a possibility that the objects were in the flight path release from these two ships which followed a direct course from St. Any further developments will be prompt- ly reported. Manner of disappearance: Disappeared in the dusk 22.