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Panama City, Florida, October 1956

Date of account
1956-10
Location
Panama City, Florida
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 1.Panama City,Florida 口 Was Balloon 2.Tyndall AFB,Florida 口 Probably Balloon 28 0ctober 1956 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Wos Aircraft Ground-Visuol Ground-Rodor Locol. 口 Probobly Aircroft 29700027 口 Possibly Aircraft Ai~Visuol Air-Intercept Rodor GMT.-. 2 23/23507 6.SOURCE Was Astronomicok MirT 5.PHOTOS l.Military & Civilian 口 Probobly Astronomical OYes 口 Possibly Astronomical XONo 2. Military 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Insufficient Dato for Evaluation 1.thirty seconds four 口 Unknown 2ten to fifteen secs. one see below 11.COMMENTS 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING cigar shaped objs, Description,flight path, T Four red-orange size of pea at arm's length. Objs manner of disappearance, and duraio starged in vertical position one on tot indicate this sighting was causec

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