Panama Canal Zone radar-visual unidentified-object report — September 21, 1957

Light disappeared suddenly, with no sounds. Object disappeared suddenly, without further movement. The text in the document is as follows: AF FORM 112 UNCLASSIFIED COUNTRY: PANAMA REPORT NO.: YR-14-57 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT: Unidentified flying object DATE OF REPORT: 30 Sep 1957 DATE OF INFORMATION: 1 Oct 1957 PLACE: Canal Zone of Intelligence WITNESS: Vernon D. Adams SUMMARY: On 1 October 1957, the Director of Intelligence was informed by Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 (USARCARIB), that on 21 September 1957 two CICs officers reported sighting of an unidentified flying object at 2240K, 21 September. ADAMS ARL CHIEF, CANAL ZONE OF INTELLIGENCE APPROVED BY: GEORGE WALTER Lt Col., USAF Director of Intelligence The text in the document is as follows: UNCLASSIFIED (SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 REPORT NO.: LV-24-57 DATE: 1 Oct 57 ORIGINATING AGENCY: Dir Intel that At 1550R, 1 Oct 57, were informed by AGCAS 0-2 USARCARIB, that civilian and military personnel of USA FAROLA at Fort Clayton, Panama Canal Zone, sighted an unidentified flying object on 21 Sept 57. in question, he was behind the 'Fort Amador Post Exchange' which is the only two-story building on this island when he became aware of the object. At first it appeared to come through the sky and then hovered above the exchange for several minutes in a "stationary hovering attitude", pointing none of its features to him at this time. It passed completely across the sky from west to east in approximately 3 minutes. When he moved to another position, the object was not to be found. The following morning, Pvt Hannan interviewed the radar Station officer of the 65th AAA Group at Fort Clayton who stated that they had tracked the object on radar. Claybourne a radar operator, said that they had followed the object in its motion and that it moved at a tremendous speed and then disappeared. This appears to be a page from a report or document related to Project Blue Book, a United States Air Force program to investigate unidentified flying objects (UFOs). 2230R observation, Detachment 11, 9th Weather Group 2225 1000 stat 15 mt vesb Wind 270 - 12 CLEAR 1.2 mi vshy Wind C Observer reported: From approximately 2000R to 2230R observer reported detectors close to airbrook from 2203R to 2230R East quadrant.