Canal Zone Panama radar-visual unidentified-object report — March 1953

On or during March 1953, at or near Canal Zone Panama, Panama, the source reports the following sequence: COURSE: Not Reported 8. Air Force program that investigated Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). OCR text output: OFFICIALLY RESTRICTED DOC AIRBAS TO : DIC 0/14 Ho USAF WASH DC GC ACTSG HAS DISPO PPO ATTN AIJAN-203 (OHHQ OC ATC RNTAE DDI ONY SIC CON J=PRI COLO SPR I NGS COLO CITE ON x 157 ACTION FLY OR RPF NO MAIL FIRE BALL OBJECT SPEED 60°KNOTS DISA APPEARED OVER LOS BANOS CALIF 1210 17 25 FEB 1953 OVER PARALLEL CORSE TO WEST COURSE 1 FIRST SAW 5733 NORTH 7935 WEST PARALLEL CORSE TO WEST FLEW 82 DEGREES WEST TO CEME NORTH 7-20 1 USAF AT 10 O'CLOCK PM MILES PWD ACFT AT 3000 ALO JHG ECST MILES 51 TRACKED BY RADAR SPEED 40 KNOTS DISAPPEARING AT LAST SEEN HEADING E TO W AT 104. The Great Falls (3 April) case was Venus if reported time was in error.