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Tocumen Tower, Panama C.Z., October 1957

Date of account
1957-10
Location
Tocumen Tower, Panama C.Z.
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Bolloon S-70ctober 1957 Tocumen Tower, Panama C.Z. 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION .Locel. 4823 Xa Ground-Visuol D Ground-Rodar 口 Wos Aircroft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT 0/2323Z D Air-Intereept Rodor 口 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE K Was Astronomicol VunuS. O'Y. 口 Probably Astronomical OKNe Tower Operator, Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Doto for Evaluation 1 hour,17 minutes 255 dgr AZ 口 Unknowm one 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS A round,intensely white object Astro plot, using observers i infor approximately 20 inches in diameter mation (azimuth,elevation, and was sighted 23 dgrs above horizon time) indicates that the planet and appeared to be falling slowly. Venus was at almost the exact position given. Confirmed by

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